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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Thanks everyone! Seems to be a strong consensus on this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Totally agree. China is definitely somewhere where you want a national registration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Cc:</b> Julia Anne Matheson <<a href="mailto:jmatheson@potomaclaw.com">jmatheson@potomaclaw.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] Trademark registration in China<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">Heather – I always advise clients to file directly in China due to the subclass system. Madrid extensions are generally very narrowly construed by the China trademark
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Heather – I always advise clients to file directly in China due to the subclass system. Madrid extensions are generally very narrowly construed by the China trademark office and, as a result,
often do not cover the range of subclasses that would be important to the client. You can avoid that problem with national applications and guidance from local counsel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">What is the current collective wisdom on dealing with counterfeits coming out of China? Is registration worth it? Better to use the Madrid Protocol or hire a local attorney for a national registration?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Heather Vargas (She/Her/Hers)<br>
Florida Bar No. 230900<br>
Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law<br>
Cobb Cole<br>
149 S. Ridgewood Avenue<br>
Suite 700<br>
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