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Code of Practice for Trademark Registration, Administration and Review of the Administrative Department for Industry and Commerce (2003)

工商行政管理部门商标注册、管理和评审工作守则

Type of laws Departmental rule

Issuing body State Administration for Market Regulation

Promulgating date Apr 15, 2003

Effective date May 01, 2003

Validity status Valid

Scope of application Nationwide

Topic(s) Intellectual Property Trademark Law

Editor(s) Lin Haibin 林海斌

The Code of Practice was promulgated on 15 Apr. 2003 and entered into force on 1 May 2003.

There are 15 articles in total, which are the professional conduct rules of the staff of the Trademark Bureau.

The key points are as follows:

  1. The staff shall not engage in trademark agency and business activities.

  2. If the party concerned requests the staff to keep its information confidential, the staff shall do so.

  3. The staff shall process the trademark registration, review and complaint cases in a timely manner.

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