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Prior User Rights in Chinese Trademark Law
Issued: June 30 2015Article 59(3) of China’s new trademark law grants modest protection to trademarks which have become readily distinguishable through prior commercial use, to ease the conlict of interest between prior users and later registrants and to maintain fair competition in the marketplace. Ray Zhao explains.
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