Trademark Law

PROMULGATED ON MAY 28, 2003
IMPLEMENTED ON November 28, 2003

Chapter One-- General Provisions
Chapter Two-- Applications for Trademark Registration
Chapter Three-- Examination & Acceptance
Chapter Four-- Trademark Rights
Chapter Five-- Opposition
Chapter Six-- Invalidation And Cancellation
Chapter Seven-- Remedies for Trademark Infringement
Chapter Eight-- Certification Marks, Collective Marks
Chapter Eight and Collective Trademarks
Chapter Nine-- Punishments for Infringers
Chapter Ten-- Addendum


Chapter One -- General Provisions

Article 1 Objectives
Article 2 Who may apply for registration
Article 3 Requirements for foreign applicants
Article 4 Right of priority
Article 5 Distinctiveness
Article 6 Definition of "trademark use"
Article 7 Administration
Article 8 Representation by trademark agents
Article 9 Provisions for failure to meet time limit and remedial procedure
Article 10 Calculation of time period prescribed by law
Article 11 Trademark fees
Article 12 Trademark Gazette
Article 13 Register of trademarks
Article 14 Electronic filing
Article 15 Examination of trademark applications and proceedings
Article 16 Examination report


Chapter Two -- Applications for Trademark Registration¡@

Article 17 Application for registration
Article 18 Concurrent filing of conflicting trademarks by different persons
Article 19 Disclaimer
Article 20 Amendment during examination
Article 21 Divisional applications
Article 22 Assignment of trademark application; effect of assignment recordation


Chapter Three --Examination & Acceptance

Article 23 Unregistrable trademarks
Article 24 Office Action
Article 25 Notice of Allowance
Article 26 Payment of registration fee


Chapter Four Trademark Rights

Article 27 Duration and renewal of trademark registration
Article 28 Application for renewal
Article 29 Rights afforded by trademark registration
Article 30 Limitation on trademark rights: bona fide use; exhaustion of rights
Article 31 Division
Article 32 Amendments after registration
Article 33 Recordation of license; marking requirements for licensee
Article 34 Grounds for revocation of license recordation
Article 35 Recordation of assignment
Article 36 Indication required of trademark proprietors to prevent confusion resulting from transfer
Article 37 Recordation of trademark-related pledge
Article 38 Waiver of trademark rights
Article 39 Grounds for lapse of trademark rights

Chapter Five Opposition

Article 40 Period for filing opposition
Article 41 Procedures for opposition
Article 42 Restriction on appointment of examiners
Article 43 Serviceability of market survey report as evidence
Article 44 Opposition proceedings unaffected by transfer of opposed mark
Article 45 Withdrawal of oppositions
Article 46 Effect of successful opposition
Article 47 Effect of decision on opposition
Article 48 Limitation for initiating invalidation proceedings under certain conditions
Article 49 Suspension of court proceedings

Chapter Six Invalidation And Cancellation

Section 1 ¡V Invalidation Proceedings
Article 50 Grounds for initiating invalidation proceedings
Article 51 Incontestability of registration under certain conditions
Article 52 Applicability of new and old Trademark Laws
Article 53 Review of trademark invalidation proceedings
Article 54 Effect of decision on invalidation proceedings
Article 55 Limitation for initiating invalidation proceedings under certain conditions
Article 56 Applicability of other provisions

Section 2 ¡V Cancellation Proceedings
Article 57 Grounds and proceedings for cancellation of registration; effect of cancellation
Article 58 Special provision for trademark use
Article 59 Procedures for cancellation proceedings
Article 60 Applicability of other provisions


Chapter Seven Remedies for Trademark Infringement

Article 61 Remedies for infringement
Article 62 Ban on using third-party mark as company name, domain name, etc.
Article 63 Assessment of damages
Article 64 Publication of court decision in newspaper
Article 65 Seizure at Customs
Article 66 Grounds for cancellation of seizure
Article 67 Provisions relating to provisional seizure
Article 68 Relevant regulations
Article 69 Availability of remedies for infringement to licensee/ sublicensee
Article 70 Recognition not required for foreign trademark proprietors to initiate infringement proceedings
Article 71 Tribunal


Chapter Eight Certification Marks, Collective Marks and Chapter Eigh--Collective Trademarks¡@

Article 72 Certification Marks
Article 73 Definition of ¡§certification mark use¡¨
Article 74 Collective marks
Article 75 Definition of ¡§collective mark use¡¨
Article 76 Collective trademarks
Article 77 Definition of ¡§collective trademark use¡¨
Article 78 Assignment, license and pledge subject to certain conditions
Article 79 Grounds for cancellation
Article 80 Applicability of provisions relating to trademarks


Chapter Nine Punishments for Infringers

Article 81 Criminal punishments for unauthorized users
Article 82 Criminal punishments for willful sellers, displayers, importers or exporters of infringing articles
Article 83 Confiscation of infringing articles

Chapter Ten Addendum

Article 84 Non-applicability of Article 26
Article 85 Transitory provisions (1)
Article 86 Transitory provisions (2)
Article 87 Transitory provisions (3)
Article 88 Transitory provisions (4)
Article 89 Transitory provisions (5)
Article 90 Transitory provisions (6)
Article 91 Transitory provisions (7)
Article 92 Transitory provisions (8)
Article 93 Enforcement Rules
Article 94 Effective date