The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issues the Criteria on Determining Trademark Infringement, to provide guidelines on trademark enforcement, unify enforcement practice and enhance protection of trademark exclusive rights.

The Criteria contains 38 Articles, dealing with trademark use, same goods, similar goods, identical trademarks, similar trademarks, readily confusing, sales exemption, conflict of right, application of stay of trial, determination of right holder, among other things.

http://english.cnipa.gov.cn/news/officialinformation/1149793.htm

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