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Guo, He --- "CHINESE TRADEMARK LAW AND TRADEMARK TRANSACTIONS: A LAW IN TRANSITION IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY" [2016] ELECD 373; in Calboli, Irene; de Werra, Jacques (eds), "The Law and Practice of Trademark Transactions" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016) 485

Book Title: The Law and Practice of Trademark Transactions

Editor(s): Calboli, Irene; de Werra, Jacques

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781783472123

Section: Chapter 20

Section Title: CHINESE TRADEMARK LAW AND TRADEMARK TRANSACTIONS: A LAW IN TRANSITION IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

Author(s): Guo, He

Number of pages: 26

Abstract/Description:

Trademark law in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has undergone a significant evolution in the past century to respond to the economic needs of consumers and manufacturers in a globalized economy. The PRC’s change in its trademark system signified not only this drastic change, but also the desire of the national government to have significant regulation over what trademarks are registered, the registration process itself, and the rights associated with the mark once registered. This chapter proceeds as follows. First, it will discuss the developments of China’s trademark system from the mid-1900s. Second, it will discuss the conferral of trademark rights on different types of marks, including registered marks and unregistered marks. Third, it will address current issues in assigning trademark rights between parties. Fourth, it will discuss procedures for licensing trademark rights to third parties to the benefit of the original trademark owner. Finally, it will address the process for pleading a trademark. The adoption of national trademark law and the institution of a national trademark registration system is generally the result of the economic development from a national economy towards a market economy. For over a century, we have witnessed the relentless evolution and improvement of the Chinese trademark legislation. The emergence of the Chinese trademark system is to a large extent the result of the political, economic, and cultural transition that has characterized modern China, also as a consequence of theWest’s legal and economic cultural influence.