The National Peoples Congress (NPC) published the Draft Revision to the Trademark Law of the Peoples Republic of China on December 27, 2025, for public comment. I. Background of the Draft Provision Chinas Trademark Law, originally enacted in 1983, has und...

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The Case of the Angel's Hepburn Time Restaurant The iconic actress Audrey Hepburn passed away in 1993. A Chinese restaurant named Angel's Hepburn Time thought it had found a clever way to evoke an aura of timeless elegance. Founded in 2004, it used Audrey...

Following an increase in the number of new trademark applications in China and the tightening of examination standards for letters of consent by the CNIPA and the courts, non-use cancellation has become one of the most popular tools for removing prior mar...