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Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China (as amended up to Decision of October 27, 2001, of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, revising the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China; promulgated by Order No. 10 of August 23, 1982, of Standing Committee of the National People's Congress)

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Year of Version 2001 Dates Entry into force: March 1, 1983 Adopted: August 23, 1982 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Trademarks, Geographical Indications, Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes The notification by China to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'Articles 3 and 16 of the Law are related to geographical indications.
Article 57 of the Law provides for the provisional measures before litigation.'

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) English Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China (as amended up to Decision of October 27, 2001, of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, revising the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China; promulgated by Order No. 10 of August 23, 1982, of Standing Committee of the National People's Congress) PDF HTML Chinese 1982年8月23日，中华人民共和国商标法 （全国人大常委会令第10号公布） PDF HTML
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Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China (as amended by Decision of February 22, 1993, of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, on Revising the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China)(CN007)
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Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China (amended up to April 23, 2019) (CN410)
Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China (as amended up to Decision of August 30, 2013, of the Standing Committee of National People's Congress on Amendments to the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China) (CN195)
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/CHN/T/1
WIPO Lex No. CN026