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Chinese companies warned against low-cost agencies for US trademark registrations

By MLex Staff ( March 3, 2025, 06:47 GMT | Insight) -- Chinese businesses have been advised by the Shenzhen Intellectual Property Protection Center to choose reputable agencies for overseas trademark registrations, warning against low-cost options that may lead to non-compliance and trademark cancellation. This guidance was issued after a Shenzhen-based company was found to have forged signatures on US trademark submissions, affecting more than 41,000 trademarks filed between 2010 and 2023.Chinese businesses have been advised by the Shenzhen Intellectual Property Protection Center to choose reputable agencies for overseas trademark registrations, warning against low-cost options that may lead to non-compliance and trademark cancellation....

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