From August until the end of December this year, the administrations for industry and commerce (AICs) nationwide are required to wage a special campaign against a specific unfair competition act, free riding of famous brands, according to a circular released by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) on September 1.

Under the circular, registering others' brand or trademark as trade name and using this trade name in market shall be sanctioned as an unfair competition act if such act misleads consumers and causes confusion.   Other IPR violations such as counterfeiting the unique names, packaging, decoration as well as trade secret misappropriation shall also be investigated.

(China IP News)