1985.12.21
STATE ADMINISTRATION OF INDUSTRY & COMMERCE
¡¡ PROVISIONAL¡¡¡¡ MEASURES¡¡¡¡ FOR¡¡¡¡THE¡¡¡¡ADMINISTRATION¡¡¡¡OF¡¡ THE
REPRODUCTION¡¡OF TRADEMARKS
¡¡ (Promulgated¡¡ on¡¡ December¡¡21, 1985 by the State Administration for
Industry and Commerce)
¡¡ @@¡¡ Article¡¡ 1.¡¡These¡¡Measures¡¡are¡¡formulated¡¡to¡¡implement the
Trademark¡¡Law¡¡of¡¡ the¡¡ People's Republic of China and strengthen the
administration¡¡ of¡¡ the¡¡reproduction¡¡ of¡¡ trademarks,¡¡ so¡¡ as¡¡to
safeguard¡¡socialist¡¡economic order, protect¡¡the¡¡exclusive¡¡right¡¡of
registered¡¡trademarks¡¡and¡¡ensure¡¡the interests of consumers.
¡¡ @@¡¡ Article¡¡ 2.¡¡ All¡¡ enterprises¡¡ which hold "business licences"
granted¡¡by the¡¡administrative¡¡organs¡¡for¡¡industry¡¡and commerce and
which¡¡have¡¡been¡¡checked¡¡ and¡¡ ratified¡¡ and¡¡ given¡¡ approval¡¡to
contract¡¡trademark printing, printing¡¡and¡¡dying,¡¡plate¡¡making, seal
engraving,¡¡character¡¡weaving,¡¡sun eroding,¡¡iron¡¡printing,¡¡casting,
pressing,¡¡ gilding,¡¡ appliqueing¡¡ and¡¡other¡¡relevant¡¡business¡¡may
reproduce trademarks.
¡¡ It¡¡ is¡¡strictly forbidden to contract the reproduction of trademarks
without¡¡a¡¡licence¡¡or¡¡to¡¡undertake¡¡work¡¡outside the scope of one's
operations.
¡¡ @@¡¡ Article¡¡ 3.¡¡ Enterprises,¡¡ institutions¡¡ or¡¡ industrial¡¡and
commercial¡¡ individuals¡¡ who¡¡ need¡¡ to¡¡reproduce¡¡their¡¡registered
trademark¡¡ symbol¡¡ shall¡¡ present¡¡¡¡their¡¡ Trademark¡¡ Registration
Certificate¡¡¡¡and¡¡apply¡¡to¡¡the¡¡local¡¡administrative¡¡ bureau¡¡ for
industry¡¡ and¡¡ commerce¡¡ at¡¡ county level for a Certificate¡¡for the
Reproduction¡¡of¡¡a¡¡Registered¡¡Trademark,¡¡and¡¡then,¡¡based¡¡on¡¡this
Certificate, will commission the reproducing unit to undertake the
reproduction.
¡¡ Enterprises,¡¡ institutions¡¡ or industrial and commercial individuals
who¡¡use¡¡others'¡¡ registered¡¡trademarks¡¡on¡¡the¡¡basis¡¡of contracts
authorising¡¡the¡¡use¡¡of¡¡ trademarks¡¡ and¡¡ who¡¡ need¡¡to¡¡reproduce
their¡¡trademark¡¡symbols¡¡shall present¡¡the¡¡licensing¡¡contracts¡¡and
apply¡¡ to¡¡ the local administrative bureau¡¡for¡¡industry and commerce
at¡¡county level for a Certificate for the Reproduction¡¡of a Registered
Trademark¡¡and¡¡then,¡¡based¡¡on¡¡this¡¡Certificate, will commission the
reproducing unit to undertake the reproduction.
¡¡ Parties¡¡ who¡¡need¡¡to reproduce an unregistered trademark symbol are
required¡¡to¡¡ present¡¡their¡¡business¡¡licence¡¡and apply to the local
administrative¡¡bureau¡¡for¡¡industry¡¡and¡¡commerce at county level for
a Power of Attorney for¡¡the¡¡Reproduction of an Unregistered Trademark,
and¡¡then,¡¡based¡¡on¡¡this¡¡Power¡¡ of¡¡Attorney,¡¡will¡¡commission the
reproducing unit to undertake the
reproduction.
¡¡ @@¡¡Article¡¡4.¡¡When¡¡issuing¡¡a¡¡Certificate¡¡for¡¡the¡¡Reproduction
of¡¡a¡¡Registered¡¡ Trademark,¡¡ the¡¡administrative¡¡organ for industry
and¡¡ commerce¡¡shall¡¡ carefully¡¡examine¡¡the¡¡Trademark¡¡Registration
Certificate.¡¡Where¡¡there¡¡is¡¡ a¡¡need¡¡to¡¡reproduce¡¡the¡¡registered
trademark¡¡ symbol,¡¡ it¡¡shall¡¡be examined¡¡as¡¡to whether it contains
such¡¡words¡¡as¡¡"Registered¡¡Trademark"¡¡or the¡¡sign¡¡"Registered" OR,
whether¡¡it¡¡is¡¡marked with the name or address of the¡¡enterprise¡¡and
whether¡¡ the¡¡ relevant¡¡ certificate¡¡is required to be submitted¡¡for
examination¡¡ where¡¡ there¡¡is¡¡a¡¡need¡¡to¡¡mark¡¡the word or sign for
"Quality"¡¡ or¡¡"Famous¡¡Brand". The term of validity of the Certificate
for¡¡ the¡¡ Reproduction¡¡of¡¡a¡¡Registered¡¡Trademark¡¡shall not exceed
three months.
¡¡ When¡¡ granting¡¡ a¡¡ Power¡¡of¡¡Attorney¡¡for¡¡the Reproduction of an
Unregistered¡¡Trademark,¡¡¡¡the¡¡ administrative¡¡ organ¡¡ for¡¡industry
and¡¡ commerce¡¡ shall¡¡carefully¡¡ examine¡¡the business licence. Where
there¡¡is¡¡a¡¡need¡¡to¡¡reproduce an¡¡unregistered¡¡trademark symbol, it
shall¡¡be¡¡examined¡¡as¡¡to whether it is in¡¡violation¡¡of¡¡Items¡¡(1),
(2),¡¡(3)¡¡or¡¡(4)¡¡of¡¡Article¡¡8¡¡of the Trademark Law of the People's
Republic of China.
¡¡ The¡¡ administrative¡¡ organ¡¡ for¡¡ industry and commerce may collect
costs¡¡ for¡¡ granting¡¡¡¡Certificates¡¡ for¡¡ the¡¡ Reproduction¡¡of¡¡a
Registered¡¡Trademark¡¡and Powers of Attorney for the Reproduction of an
Unregistered Trademark.
¡¡ @@¡¡ Article¡¡ 5.¡¡ When¡¡contracting the reproduction of a trademark,
the¡¡unit¡¡undertaking¡¡ the¡¡reproduction¡¡of¡¡trademarks shall collect
the¡¡Certificate¡¡for¡¡the Reproduction of a Registered Trademark or the
Power¡¡ of¡¡ Attorney¡¡for¡¡the¡¡¡¡Reproduction¡¡ of¡¡ an¡¡ Unregistered
Trademark.¡¡ The¡¡ trademark¡¡ symbol¡¡reproduced¡¡ shall¡¡be¡¡identical
with¡¡ the¡¡trademark¡¡symbol¡¡attached¡¡to¡¡the¡¡Certificate¡¡ for¡¡the
Reproduction¡¡of¡¡a¡¡Registered Trademark and the Power of Attorney¡¡for
the¡¡¡¡Reproduction¡¡¡¡of¡¡¡¡an¡¡¡¡Unregistered¡¡ Trademark.¡¡ The¡¡unit
undertaking¡¡¡¡the¡¡¡¡reproduction¡¡ of¡¡ trademarks¡¡must¡¡establish¡¡a
reproduction¡¡registration¡¡¡¡system,¡¡ and¡¡ the¡¡Certificate¡¡for¡¡the
Reproduction¡¡ of¡¡ a¡¡Registered¡¡Trademark¡¡or¡¡the¡¡Power of Attorney
for¡¡the¡¡Reproduction¡¡of¡¡an Unregistered¡¡Trademark,¡¡as¡¡well¡¡as¡¡a
sample¡¡ of¡¡ the¡¡ trademark¡¡symbol¡¡reproduced¡¡ will¡¡be¡¡filed¡¡for
future¡¡ reference.¡¡The period of time for keeping¡¡the¡¡registers¡¡and
the¡¡ reserved¡¡certifying¡¡documents and samples shall not be less than
one year.
¡¡ @@¡¡Article¡¡6.¡¡The¡¡unit undertaking the reproduction of a trademark
shall refuse to reproduce trademarks in any of the following cases:
¡¡ (1)¡¡ Where¡¡ the¡¡party¡¡requesting¡¡the¡¡reproduction of a trademark
symbol¡¡does¡¡not¡¡ submit¡¡ the¡¡ Certificate for the Reproduction of a
Registered¡¡Trademark¡¡or¡¡the Power of Attorney for the Reproduction of
an Unregistered Trademark;
¡¡ (2)¡¡ Where¡¡ the¡¡registered trademark symbol to be reproduced is not
the¡¡same¡¡as¡¡ the trademark symbol attached to the Certificate for the
Reproduction of a Registered Trademark;
¡¡ (3)¡¡ Where¡¡ the¡¡ Certificate¡¡ for the Reproduction of a Registered
Trademark¡¡has¡¡ been¡¡altered without permission or the Certificate for
the¡¡Reproduction¡¡of¡¡a¡¡Registered¡¡Trademark has exceeded its term of
validity;
¡¡ (4)¡¡ Where¡¡ the¡¡ unregistered¡¡trademark¡¡symbol¡¡to¡¡be reproduced
contains¡¡the¡¡words¡¡ "Registered¡¡Trademark"¡¡or the sign "Registered"
or¡¡"R",¡¡or¡¡the¡¡name or¡¡address¡¡of¡¡the enterprise is not marked or
the¡¡marked¡¡name¡¡and¡¡address¡¡do¡¡ not¡¡identify with the Certificate
submitted,¡¡or¡¡where¡¡there is the need to¡¡mark the words or signs for
"Quality" or "Famous Brand", but no relevant certificate is submitted.
¡¡ @@¡¡ Article¡¡ 7.¡¡ The¡¡ sale¡¡ of¡¡ trademark¡¡symbols¡¡is¡¡strictly
forbidden.¡¡Any¡¡abandoned¡¡ or¡¡ defective¡¡trademark¡¡symbols found in
reproduction or use must be destroyed.
¡¡ @@¡¡Article¡¡8.¡¡The¡¡administrative¡¡organ¡¡for industry and commerce
shall¡¡frequently¡¡ inspect¡¡ local¡¡ reproduction¡¡ of¡¡trademarks. The
administrative¡¡bureau¡¡ for¡¡industry¡¡and¡¡commerce¡¡at¡¡county¡¡level
and¡¡above may issue criticism,¡¡circulars¡¡of¡¡criticism¡¡or¡¡take-over
trademark¡¡¡¡symbols¡¡¡¡and¡¡ printing¡¡ plates¡¡ where¡¡ parties¡¡ have
violated¡¡Articles¡¡1,¡¡2, 5, 6 or 7 of these¡¡Measures.¡¡In¡¡a¡¡serious
case,¡¡the¡¡illegal¡¡income may be confiscated and¡¡a¡¡fine¡¡up¡¡to¡¡RMB
2,000¡¡ may¡¡ be¡¡ imposed.¡¡Those¡¡who¡¡have inflicted economic¡¡losses
upon¡¡ others¡¡shall¡¡be responsible for paying compensation. Those¡¡who
are¡¡directly¡¡responsible¡¡for¡¡the¡¡reproduction¡¡or¡¡sale¡¡of others'
registered¡¡ trademark¡¡ symbols¡¡ without¡¡ authorisation¡¡and¡¡who are
guilty¡¡of¡¡passing¡¡ off¡¡imitation¡¡trademarks¡¡shall¡¡be¡¡transferred
to¡¡ the¡¡ judicial¡¡ organs¡¡ for¡¡ investigation¡¡ of¡¡their¡¡criminal
responsibility.
¡¡ @@¡¡ Article¡¡ 9.¡¡A¡¡foreign¡¡enterprise¡¡or¡¡individual who needs to
commission¡¡a¡¡Chinese¡¡ organisation¡¡ with¡¡the¡¡reproduction¡¡of¡¡its
registered¡¡trademark¡¡symbol¡¡ in¡¡ China¡¡ shall present its Trademark
Registration¡¡Certificate¡¡or¡¡a¡¡Chinese¡¡ translation of its Trademark
Registration¡¡ Certificate¡¡issued¡¡by¡¡the¡¡department¡¡ in¡¡charge¡¡of
trademarks¡¡of the county (region) where it or he is located,¡¡to¡¡apply
to¡¡ the¡¡ provincial¡¡ level¡¡administrative¡¡bureau¡¡for industry¡¡and
commerce¡¡ where¡¡ the¡¡ unit¡¡undertaking¡¡the¡¡reproduction is located
for¡¡ a¡¡Certificate¡¡for the Reproduction of a Registered Trademark and
then,¡¡ based¡¡on this Certificate, will commission the reproducing unit
to undertake the reproduction.
¡¡ A¡¡ foreign¡¡party¡¡who¡¡needs to commission a Chinese organisation to
reproduce¡¡another¡¡ party's¡¡ registered¡¡ trademark¡¡symbol¡¡in¡¡China
shall¡¡present¡¡the¡¡Chinese¡¡ translation¡¡of the notarised certificate
for¡¡the¡¡authorised use of a¡¡trademark¡¡and¡¡apply¡¡to¡¡the provincial
level¡¡administrative¡¡bureau¡¡for¡¡industry¡¡ and¡¡commerce¡¡where¡¡the
unit¡¡ undertaking¡¡ the¡¡ reproduction¡¡is located¡¡for¡¡a¡¡Certificate
for¡¡the¡¡Reproduction¡¡of¡¡a Registered Trademark and¡¡then,¡¡based¡¡on
this¡¡Certificate, will commission the reproducing unit to undertake the
reproduction.
¡¡ A¡¡ foreign¡¡party¡¡who¡¡needs to commission a Chinese organisation to
reproduce¡¡ an¡¡¡¡unregistered¡¡ trademark¡¡ symbol¡¡ in¡¡ China¡¡ shall
present¡¡¡¡the¡¡¡¡Chinese¡¡ translation¡¡¡¡of¡¡ the¡¡ business¡¡ licence
notarised¡¡and¡¡granted¡¡in¡¡the¡¡county¡¡(region)¡¡ where¡¡it¡¡has¡¡its
place¡¡of¡¡business¡¡and¡¡apply¡¡to the provincial level¡¡administrative
bureau¡¡ for¡¡ industry¡¡and¡¡commerce¡¡where¡¡the unit undertaking¡¡the
reproduction¡¡ is¡¡located¡¡for a Power of Attorney for the Reproduction
of¡¡ an Unregistered Trademark, and then based on this Power of Attorney
will commission a reproducing unit to undertake the reproduction.
¡¡ @@¡¡Article¡¡10. Enterprises or individuals from Taiwan, Hong Kong and
Macao¡¡who¡¡ need¡¡ to¡¡have¡¡their¡¡trademarks reproduced may carry out
matters with reference to Article 9.
¡¡ @@¡¡ Article¡¡ 11.¡¡These¡¡Measures¡¡shall¡¡come¡¡into¡¡force¡¡on¡¡the
date of promulgation.
¡¡ The¡¡ Regulations¡¡ for¡¡ the¡¡ Administration¡¡of the Reproduction of
Trademarks¡¡promulgated¡¡ by¡¡ the State Administration for Industry and
Commerce on March 23, 1983 shall be abrogated on the same date.