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Good news for applicants as the CNIPA issues fresh requirements on non-use cancellation actions
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Evidence 4 related only to packaging customisation and did not constitute evidence that the disputed trademark goods actually entered market circulation.
Goods trademark Goods, product packaging, containers, labels, additional product placards, product specifications, instruction manuals, price lists 3.
According to Article 49 of the Trademark Law of China, a trademark registrant should not make alterations with respect to the registered trademark.
Therefore, altering the use of a registered trademark not only carries the risk of infringing others' trademark rights but also may lead to the risk of revocation of the registered trademark.
As a trademark registrant, it is necessary to use the registered trademark in a standardised manner, refrain from arbitrarily splitting, combining the trademark, or altering its distinctive character, and maintain consistency with the registered trademark mark as much as possible.
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