On 31 March 2021, the Beijing IP Court held a press conference on the trial of the case of review on refusal of trademark concerning “deceptive” clause of the Trademark Law. This conference helps consumers identify “deceptive” trademarks, helps enterprises understand the problems shall be avoided in the process of trademark filing, and makes the registration and use of trademark more high-quality and efficient.
Since the establishment of the third trial chamber of the Beijing IP Court, more than 30,000 administrative cases of review on refusal of trademark have been accepted, including more than 1,000 cases involving “deceptive” clause of the Trademark Law, accounting for 3.1% of the total number of administrative cases of review on refusal of trademark. In the past three years, 1,082 administrative cases involving “deceptive” clause of the Trademark Law have been accepted. In this type of cases, the percentage of the Beijing IP Court's decision to reject the plaintiff's claim and uphold the decision being sued was 81.3%.
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http://china.cnr.cn/xwwgf/20210401/t20210401_525452118.shtml (Chinese)