Chinese Trademark Office Announces 478 Recently Determined Well-known Marks
On 29 November 2011, the Chinese Trademark Office (CTO) of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) announced a total of 478 well-known trademarks, which were determined by CTO or the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB) during the examination of various types of trademark-related cases from 28 May 2011 to 29 November 2011.
Those recently determined well-known marks include: (i) 350 well-known marks determined by CTO in trademark administration cases, (ii) 28 well-known marks determined by CTO in trademark opposition cases, and (iii) 100 well-known marks determined by TRAB in reexamination of trademark opposition or trademark dispute cases
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