The IP-related criminal problems in China, can be summed up in six aspects: uncertain policy standard for criminal law protection, standard of proof for evidence in IP-related crimes, determination of incriminating amount, applicability of suspended sentencing, applicability of criminal penalt
Assuming that the procedure of trademark authorization is absolutely paramount and the registration certificate issued by the Trademark Office means that the registrant obtains an unchallengeable right and is supposed to use the registered trademark monopolistically and freely,
In April 2018, the 4th revision of the Trademark Law was initiated by official declaration of the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce for public comment.
It is likely that if asked to name the Chinese brands they are familiar with, most people outside China would be able to come up with a handful at most—and they would probably be the brands of major players like Lenovo, Alibaba, Haier and Huawei.
