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Frequently Asked Questions About Trademark
1.What is a Trademark?
2.Why do I need a Trademark?
3.When should i get a trademark?
4.What is the type of trademark?
5.What trademarks are registrable?
6.What trademarks are unregistrable?
7.What trademarks are prohibited?
8.What factors shall influence the recognition of a well-known trademark?
9.How are goods classified in China?
10.What is the priority?
11.What is the system of the Chinese trademark application?
12.When the trademark application will be published?
13.What is the term of a trademark registration in China?
14.What is the Scope of Protection of a registered trademark in China?
15.What are the useful options when a mark application is rejected?
16.Whether is there an opposition after the publication date in China?
17.How to mark a registered trademark in the goods in China?
18.What is the non-use cancellation system in China?

 

6.What trademarks are unregistrable?
 

The following signs shall not be registered as trademarks:                         
(1)signs which consist exclusively of generic names, designs or models of the goods in respect of which the
    trademark is used;                                         
(2)signs which consist exclusively of direct indications of the quality, primary raw materials, functions, use,
    weight, quantity or other characteristics of the goods in respect of which the trademark is used; or 
(3)signs which are devoid of any distinctive character.

Signs mentioned in the preceding paragraphs may be registered as trademarks if they have acquired distinctive
character through use and are capable of being readily identified and distinguished.

If a three-dimensional sign consists exclusively of the shape, which results from the nature of the goods themselves,
the shape of goods, which is necessary to obtain a technical result, or the shape, which gives substantial value to
the goods, it shall not be registered as a trademark.