The trend of trademark registration is getting worse and worse. After Yang Liwei and Yao Ming were maliciously registered, Central No.1 and News Network were also registered as trademarks? Professional cybersquatter? In view of this, it has caused trouble to the property owner. Officials of the National Trademark Review and Adjudication Board revealed at the first INTA round table held in South China yesterday that the relevant state departments are planning to introduce measures to limit speculation in trademark registration. In the future, the registrant may need to provide materials to prove that the registered trademark is for the purpose of producing, manufacturing and processing goods. At present, hot social topics and celebrities often become the targets of cybersquatting, such as? Central episode? 、? Yao Ming? And other popular songs and movies.
New trademark law promotes trademark investment boom.
INTA Roundtable hosted by the International Trademark Association (INTA) and undertaken by Guangzhou Huajin United Patent and Trademark Agency Co., Ltd. was held in Guangzhou yesterday. Officials of the State Trademark Review and Adjudication Board said that the new trademark law promulgated by the state in 2002 allowed natural persons to register trademarks for the first time, and they were free to transfer and modify them. Since then, a large number of natural persons registered trademarks for speculative purposes, resulting in the proliferation of registered trademarks. Driven by interests, cybersquatting is gradually moving towards professional operation, which has spawned an industrial interest chain: cybersquatting, speculative threat of redemption or resale.
Brew laws and regulations to restrain it.
It is reported that in order to limit speculation in trademark registration, the State Trademark Office is planning to introduce regulations to stop natural persons from registering trademarks for trading. Relevant officials of the State Trademark Review and Adjudication Board revealed that Article 4 of the Trademark Law was cited? Where a natural person, legal person or other organization needs to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark for a commodity produced, manufactured, processed, selected or distributed, it shall apply to the Trademark Office for trademark registration of the commodity? If it is not for the purpose of producing, manufacturing, processing, selecting or distributing goods, and it is necessary to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark, it shall not be registered. In other words, the registrant must provide proof that the registered trademark is used for manufacturing and other purposes when applying.