1. How many years is the general trademark registration certificate valid for?
1. Registered trademark The validity period is ten years. Calculated from the date of registration approval. If the registered trademark expires and needs to be continued to be used, the trademark registrant shall go through the renewal procedures in accordance with the regulations within 12 months before expiration. If it is not completed during this period, a six-month extension can be given. The validity period of each renewal registration is ten years, calculated from the expiration date of the previous trademark validity period. If the renewal procedures are not completed, the registered trademark will be cancelled. The Trademark Office shall announce the renewal of registered trademarks.
2. Legal basis:
"Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" 39 Article
The validity period of a registered trademark is ten years, calculated from the date of approval of registration.
Article 40 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China
Requirements for the expiration of the validity period of a registered trademark The registrant who continues to use the trademark must go through the renewal procedures in accordance with the regulations within 12 months before the expiration. If it fails to do so during this period, a six-month extension period can be given. Each renewal of registration is valid for ten years, starting from the day after the expiration of the previous term of validity of the trademark. If the renewal procedure is not completed upon expiration, the registered trademark will be cancelled.
The Trademark Office shall announce the renewal of registered trademarks.
2. Infringement of trademark rights is generally punished by several years of imprisonment
Those who infringe trademark rights and are suspected of committing the crime of counterfeiting registered trademarks shall be sentenced to three years in prison Fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 10 years, and concurrently or solely a fine; the circumstancesIf the offense is particularly serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years, and shall also be fined. If the person is suspected of committing the crime of selling goods with counterfeit registered trademarks, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years and concurrently or solely with a fine; if the amount of illegal income is huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than 10 years and concurrently with a fine. .
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