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Jun 05,2020
Express n° 19 News: TM | New Provisions on the Registration Procedures for the Pledge of Exclusive Right to Use Registered Trademarks Come into Effect as of 1 May
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China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) releases in late April the latest edition of the “Provisions on the Registration Procedures for the Pledge of Exclusive Right to Use Registered Trademarks”. The 2020 Provisions, which supersedes the 2009 version, explains the registration procedure the parties need to go through with the CNIPA, where a registered trademark is used as a collateral. With a total of 17 articles, the Provisions mainly address the matters below:
1) Filing requirements and examination criteria as to the application for pledge registration.
2) Circumstances where the CNIPA may refuse to grant or rescind registration.
3) Prerequisites for the pledgor and the pledgee to change, extend or cancel pledge registration.
The Provisions have come into force as of 1st May 2020.
1) Filing requirements and examination criteria as to the application for pledge registration.
2) Circumstances where the CNIPA may refuse to grant or rescind registration.
3) Prerequisites for the pledgor and the pledgee to change, extend or cancel pledge registration.
The Provisions have come into force as of 1st May 2020.
Contributed by: Wenting Liu