Advocacy Actions
CTMO Lobby letter on Acceptance of Non-English Characters
"The trade mark application form requires an applicant to complete its name and address in Chinese and English characters. Over the years, the requirement to use English characters has not been strictly enforced such that German, French, Danish etc. characters (e.g. “β”, “ö”, “ǽ”, “ø”) have been accepted and appear on the Office's online database and on registration certificates.
Without prior notification, the Office is now strictly enforcing the requirement to only use English characters. Thus, applications containing non-English characters in the applicant's name and address are being rejected. To confound matters, the International Registration Department is simply deleting the umlauts, which unfortunately can make trade mark unenforceable as many European authorities will refuse to notarise a power of attorney where there are differences in the required signatory is a "Mr. Moller" rather than the "Mr. Möller" or "Mr. Moeller" standing before them, who may be the actual owner of the mark in question."
Two Lobby Letters Submitted to CFDA
Two Lobby Letters Submitted to CFDA
Read moreEUCCC IAM Desk Analysis on the Intellectual Property Ownership and Tooling Agreement between the OEM and OPS
EUCCC IAM Desk Analysis on the Intellectual Property Ownership and Tooling Agreement between the OEM and OPS
Read more中国欧盟商会关于《中华人民共和国国家安全法（草案）（二次审议稿）》的意见
European Chamber Comments on: PRC National Security Law (Second Reading Draft)
Read moreWorking Level Meeting with Shenzhen Customs
Working Level Meeting with Shenzhen Customs introducing the Provisional Measures of “Customs Credit Management of Enterprises” to chamber members.
Read moreSeminar on New Developments of Shanghai FTZ Expansion with Pudong Vice Governor Jian Danian
Seminar on New Developments of Shanghai FTZ Expansion with Pudong Vice Governor Jian Danian
Read moreWorking level meeting with Foshan Government Bureaus
Working level meeting with Foshan Government Bureaus
Read moreGovernment Meeting with Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau
Government Meeting with Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau
Read moreEuropean Chamber Vice President Stefan Sack Meeting with Shanghai DRC DDG Gu Honghui on New Developments of CSPFTZ & Visa Policies for Foreign Interns and Graduates
European Chamber Vice President Stefan Sack Meeting with Shanghai DRC DDG Gu Honghui on CSPFTZ Expansion & Visa Policies for Interns and Graduates
Read moreMeeting with the Bureau of Commerce of Foshan City
Meeting with the Bureau of Commerce of Foshan City
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