Draft Judicial Interpretations for New Trademark Law

Recently, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China issued a package of draft judicial interpretations for public comment, consisting of three documents: (1) the Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Temporal Application of the Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China); (2) the Decision of the Supreme People’s Court to Amend the “Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Administrative Cases Involving the Grant and Confirmation of Trademark Rights”, setting out thirteen specific amendments to the existing 2020 provisions; and (3) the resulting consolidated Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Administrative Cases Involving the Grant and Confirmation of Trademark Rights.

 The SPC is soliciting public comments on the drafts through the following channels: by email to zgfmstshb@163.com; or by fax to 010-67557460. Submissions should be marked “商标司法解释” (Trademark Judicial Interpretation) on the envelope. The comment period closes on October 28, 2026.

                                                                                                                                                                 Source: https://www.court.gov.cn