为证明转让商标的真实使用意图,可以提供哪些证据?
What evidence may be submitted to prove the genuine intention to use the assigned trademark?
作者:王培培
Author:Peipei Wang
关键词:商标转让;真实使用意图;使用证据
Keywords:Assignment of Trademark; Genuine Intention to Use; Evidence of Actual Use of Trademark
(本文系为普法目的而创作,文中故事改编自真实案例,当事人名称以化名处理,如有雷同,纯属巧合,请勿对号入座。)
(This article is compiled for legal popularization purposes only. The stories herein are adapted from real cases; all parties involved have been given pseudonyms. Any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental, and readers are requested not to engage in personal association.)
一、案情简介
I. Background
贝贝公司是一家化妆品公司,为了调整公司经营范围,计划把本公司的一款护肤品品牌转移给另一家公司,该品牌尚未投放市场。但在转让商标时,商标局却认为贝贝公司多次转让商标,存在恶意囤积商标的嫌疑,于是商标局发布了一个《补正通知》,让贝贝公司提供商标使用证据或使用意图,否则将不予核准转让。贝贝公司可以提供哪些证据来证明自己的真实使用目的呢?
Beibei Company is a cosmetics enterprise. To adjust its business scope, the company plans to assign one of its skincare brands to another entity, and the said brand has not yet been launched to the market. However, during the trademark assignment proceeding, the CNIPA held that Beibei Company had assigned trademarks on multiple occasions and was suspected of malicious stockpiling of trademarks. Accordingly, the CNIPA issued a Correction Notice, requiring Beibei Company to submit evidence of trademark use or proof of intention to use; failure to do so would result in disapproval of the assignment. What types of evidence may Beibei Company furnish to substantiate its genuine intention to use the trademark?
二、法律分析
II. Legal Analysis
判断申请人是否“以使用为目的”,应综合考虑申请人所在的行业特点、经营范围、经营资质等基本情况。贝贝公司作为一家化妆品公司,可以从以下六个方面提供证据:
1.商业计划、可行性报告等。如贝贝公司对该品牌未来发展布局的规划书、关于该品牌相关的会议记录、内部决议的沟通邮件等。
2.产品开发相关准备。如样品生产、商标印制、产品包装设计印制等。
3.支持服务等准备。如生产设备安装、店面租赁、店面设计等。
4.合规准备。如化妆品生产许可证、产品检验报告等。
5.经销准备。如与经销商签订的相关经销协议或谈判磋商的聊天记录和往来邮件等。
6.广告宣传准备。如微信公众号、小红书、抖音等社交媒体推广等。
To determine whether the applicant acts "for the purpose of use," a comprehensive assessment shall be made of basic facts including the industrial characteristics, business scope and business qualifications of the applicant. As a cosmetics enterprise, Beibei Company may submit evidence from the following six aspects:
1.Business plans, feasibility reports and the . Examples include planning documents outlining Beibei Company’s future development layout for the brand, meeting minutes relevant to the brand, and internal communication emails regarding internal resolutions.
2.Preparations for product development, such as sample production, trademark printing, and designand printing of product packaging.
3.Preparations for supporting services, including installation of production equipment, store leasing and store design.
4.Compliance preparations, such as cosmetics production licenses and product inspection reports.
5.Distribution preparations, including distribution agreements signed with distributors, as well as chat records and correspondence emails generated during negotiation consultations.
6.Preparations for advertising and promotion, covering social media promotion via WeChat Official Accounts,Xiaohongshu, Douyin and other social platforms.
三、启示
Ⅲ. Implications
申请人可以从六个方面证明申请或转让商标的真实使用意图,分别是商业计划、产品开发准备、支持服务准备、合规准备、经销准备、宣传准备。
An applicant may prove its genuine intention to use the trademark applied for or assigned from six dimensions, namely business planning, product development preparation, supporting service preparation, compliance preparation, distribution preparation, and promotion preparation.
四、相关规定
IV. Relevant Provisions(Translation for Reference Only)
中华人民共和国商标法(2019修正)
第四条自然人、法人或者其他组织在生产经营活动中,对其商品或者服务需要取得商标专用权的,应当向商标局申请商标注册。不以使用为目的的恶意商标注册申请,应当予以驳回。
本法有关商品商标的规定,适用于服务商标。
Article 4 Any natural person, legal person, or other organization that needs to acquire the exclusive right to use a trademark in production and operation activities shall file an application for trademark registration with the Trademark Office. The application for trademark registration that is malicious and not filed for the purpose of use shall be refused.
Provisions of the Law regarding goods marks apply to service marks.
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