Recently, Guangdong Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce (the “Guangdong AIC”) announced cancellation of Guangdong Famous Trademark qualification of 120 marks, with brands well-known to consumer among them.
WU Lichao, chief of Trademark Management Division of Guangdong AIC, introduced that the cancellation was mainly based on four reasons: 1. Some enterprises' marks were transferred; 2. Some marks have been recognized as Chinese Well-known Trademark, and the enterprises didn’t apply for renewal; 3. Due to business reasons, some companies took the initiative to give up the renewal application; and 4. Some enterprises’ qualification was cancelled due to problems on their product quality, safe production, etc.
