In order to thoroughly and earnestly implement the deployment of the National Intellectual Property Protection and Use Plan for the 14th Five-Year Plan Period on strengthening the source protection of intellectual property, intensify the quality supervision of intellectual property application for registration, guide relevant market entities to follow the principle of integrity, honesty and credibility in the process of trademark application for registration and use, promote the socialist core values, and safeguard public order and good customs, the CNIPA has organized compilation of the Guidelines on Prohibiting Signs Used as Trademarks for the reference of relevant market entities.

Attachment: Guidelines on Prohibiting Signs Used as Trademarks.pdf

(Source: website of CNIPA)