Do you work with China? Be sure to register your trademark there!
Зачем регистрировать товарный знак в КНР? В Китае за незаконное использование зарегистрированного товарного знака правообладатель может потребовать возмещения убытков или выплаты компенсации до 500 000 юаней. И все большую популярность набирают случаи, в которых находчивые люди регистрируют известные иностранные названия в качестве товарных знаков и потом выгодно их продают.
Why register a trademark in China? In China, for the unlawful use of a registered trademark, the right holder may claim damages or compensation of up to 500,000 yuan. Moreover, cases are becoming increasingly common where resourceful individuals register well-known foreign brand names as trademarks and then sell them at a profit.The CLS Intellectual Property Practice team – Practice Head Antonina Shishanova and lawyer Viktor Kaluzhsky – discuss the trademark registration procedures, protection against patent trolls, and non‑standard grounds for refusal of registration in a new article for AG‑Expert.
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