Chinese IP Agency Sentenced For Forging TM Documents

5 months detention, 10,000 RMB fine and permanent suspension. This is the final result of a procedure faced by a Chinese IP agency based in Chongqing for forging official documents.

The agency was reported by its client to CNIPA for counterfeiting the documents of trademark registration acceptance.

On February 2020, Chongqin Qixin IP agency delivered the notice of trademark registration acceptance to its client. However, the notice was later found to be fake, and it was […]

By | January 16th, 2023 ||

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