The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB) and the Beijing Intellectual Property Court invalidated a copycat of an unregistered French geographic indication in China by invoking the Article 10.2 (foreign geographical name known to the public is prohibited from being registered as a trademark) and Article 10.1.8 (unhealthy influence) of the 2001 Trademark Law.
Senior trademark counsel
Wanhuida Peksung
The Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO, previously known as Institut National des Appellations d’Origine) is the French government bureau regulating agricultural products with protected designations of origin (PDOs). The INAO forms part of the French Ministry of Agriculture.
Margaux is a vine growing region and appellation d’origine contrôlée (controlled designation of origin) within Haut-Médoc in Bordeaux, the world’s wine capital. Margaux is the name of the village situated in the middle of this production area, and its leading “château” is also called “Château Margaux”.
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Author: Huang Mei is a senior trademark counsel at Wanhuida Peksung
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