摘 要:
根据《商标法》第十条的规定,与国名相同或者近似的标志、县级以上行政区划的地名或者公众知晓的外国地名不得作为商标。在以往的商标审查实践中,如果申请商标含有国名或者地名,商标局通常适用上述规定予以驳回。2005年12月颁布的《商标审查标准》(以下称《标准》)对申请商标含有国名、地名的可注册性进行了有限制的突破。本文结合具体案例,对《标准》的相关规定略作解读。[第一段]
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《中国专利与商标》-2008年1期 -81-93页
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Examination of Marks Containing State Name or Geographic Name:Interpretation of the Trademark Examination Standards (1)
Wang Ze(Deputy-head of the Legal Affair Division of the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of the State Administration for industry and Commerce)
Abstract:
Under Article 10 of the Trademark Law, any word or device identical with or similar to a State name, the geographic name of an administrative division at or above the county level or a foreign geographic name well known to the public should not be used as a mark. In the past trademark examination practice, if a trademark applied for registration contains a State name or geographic name, the Trademark Office would apply this provision and refused the application. In the Trademark Examination Standards issued in December 2005,[第一段]

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