A considerable amount of trademarks may also be protected by Chinese Copyright Law, when they meet the requirements of “work”. And the protection to works is NOT limited by the classification of goods, so claiming prior copyright has its advantages in trademark opposition and invalidation cases. However, there is some misunderstanding about work and copyright in practice. And the creation of copyright does not require registration, which is different from patent and trademark, thus to prove the existence of copyright is much more See more +
A considerable amount of trademarks may also be protected by Chinese Copyright Law, when they meet the requirements of “work”. And the protection to works is NOT limited by the classification of goods, so claiming prior copyright has its advantages in trademark opposition and invalidation cases. However, there is some misunderstanding about work and copyright in practice. And the creation of copyright does not require registration, which is different from patent and trademark, thus to prove the existence of copyright is much more complex than to prove registered trademark right or patent right. See less -
