1. What are the benefits of having a well-known trademark?
1. The popularity of a trademark directly affects the economic benefits of its goods or services. From the perspective of protecting enterprises and the economy, government departments and industrial and commercial administration departments at all levels will inevitably increase the protection of well-known trademarks, and at the same time, in the legislative and judicial Add protective measures. To ensure the market development of a well-known trademark.
2. Specifically speaking, applying for a well-known trademark has the following benefits for trademark protection:
(1) Fight against malicious registration;
(2) Fight against the impact of the same (similar) trademark on different products;
3. It is easier to identify similar trademarks;
4. When filing and investigating criminal cases of counterfeit trademarks, the amount of the case is not subject to the amount of the case. Restrictions;
5. Prevent other companies from registering company names with well-known trademarks;
6 , Avoid domain name registration problems in e-commerce.
2. What provisions does the law provide for the protection of well-known trademarks
1. Trademarks that have not been registered and are well known to the relevant public will still be protected as well-known trademarks;
2. Follow the principles of case identification and passive protection to identify well-known trademarks;
3. Actively establish and improve the supervision and inspection system for the recognition of well-known trademarks.
4. Legal basis for the protection of well-known trademarks
(1) Article 13 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"
When the holder of a trademark that is well-known to the relevant public believes that its rights have been infringed, it may apply for well-known trademark protection in accordance with the provisions of this law. Apply for registration of identical or similar goods If a trademark is a copy, imitation or translation of someone else's well-known trademark that has not been registered in China and is likely to cause confusion, it will not be registered and is prohibited from use.
(2) "Well-known" Article 4 of the Provisions on Trademark Recognition and Protection
The recognition of well-known trademarks follows the principles of case-by-case recognition and passive protection.
(2) Article 19 of the "Regulations on the Recognition and Protection of Well-known Trademarks"
The industrial and commercial administration departments at all levels should establish and improve the work of well-known trademark recognition Supervision and inspection system.
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