Adopted at the 24th Session of the Standing Committee of the
Fifth National People's Congress on 23 August 1982, revised for the
first time according to the Decision on the Amendment of the
Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China adopted at the 30th
Session of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's
Congress, on 22 February 1993, and revised for the second time
according to the Decision on the Amendment of the Trademark Law of
the People's Republic of China adopted at the 24th Session of the
Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress on 27
October 2001.
Chapter l General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is enacted for the purposes of improving the
administration of trademarks, protecting the exclusive right to use
trademarks, and of encouraging producers and operators to guarantee
the quality of their goods and services and maintaining the
reputation of their trademarks, with a view to protecting the
interests of consumers, producers and operators and to promoting
the development of the socialist market economy.
Article 2 The Trademark Office of the administrative authority
for industry and commerce under the State Council shall be
responsible for the registration and administration of trademarks
throughout the country.
The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board, established under
the administrative authority for industry and commerce under the
State Council, shall be responsible for handling matters of
trademark disputes...
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