The Rejection of “Damingcaoben” Wine Trademark Registration

2014/06/13

As an industrial large-scale mainstay pharmaceutical enterprise in Huibei, Hubei Li Shizhen Modern Biological Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (Li Shizhen Company) was awarded Famous Trademark in Hubei Province for its “Li Shizhen” trademark. However, the review decision for trademark registration of “Damingcaoben” Wine (Yellow Wines) applied by Li Shizhen Company was rejected by Trademark Review and Appraisal Board of State Administration for Industry and Commerce (Trademark Review and Appraisal Board). For this purpose, Li Shizhen Company filed an administrative lawsuit. Recently, Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court announced first-instance judgment and maintained the review rejected decision made by the Trademark Review and Appraisal Board.


(Source: China IP Magazine)