In order to thoroughly and earnestly implement the deployment of the National Intellectual Property Protection and Use Plan for the 14th Five-Year Plan Period on strengthening the source protection of intellectual property, intensify the quality supervision of intellectual property application for registration, further clarify the prohibitive provisions, stability risks and rights boundaries of the application for registration of trademarks including geographical names, guide trademark applicants and users to follow the principle of integrity, honesty and credibility and prevention of abuse of rights, and correctly apply for registration and use trademarks, the CNIPA has organized compilation of the Guidelines on Application for Registration and Use of Trademarks Including Geographical Names for the reference of relevant market entities.

Attachment: Guidelines on Application for Registration and Use of Trademarks Including Geographical Names.pdf

(Source: website of CNIPA)