论我国对驰名商标的法律保护

Discussion on the Legal Protection of the Famous Brand in Our Country

驰名商标作为在市场上具有很高知名度和信誉、并为公众所熟知的商标,它的保护状况如何,在一定程度上反映了一个国家的法制状况和经济实力,历来受到世界各国的广泛重视.我国法律对驰名商标的保护相对于普通商标而言,主要体现在以下几个方面:1)扩大了对驰名商标的保护范围,驰名商标可受到跨行业、跨商品类型的保护;2)驰名商标所有人可以通过商标国际注册这一方式,在相关成员国内取得驰名商标的国际法律保护;3)《商标法》、《商标法实施条例》、《民法通则》、《刑法》等法律、法规及“两高”院相关司法解释,从不同层面、不同角度为驰名商标的保护提供了法律依据.

A famous brand as a trademark which has good reputation and credit standing in the market is familiar with public.Its protection reflects the legal system status and economic potentiality to some extent,so various countries always attach importance to the famous brand protection.Contrast to the protection of normal trademark,the famous brand protection is stronger which is shown in follows.1.The protection range is expanded.The famous brand can be protected in cross trade and among various commodity types.2.The owner can obtain the International legal protection in relative member nation for their famous brand by International Trademark Registration.3.Much law or code like 'Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China','Implementing Regulations of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China','General Principles of the Civil Law of the People's Republic of China','Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China' and the relative judicial interpretations of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate provide legal basis at various aspects and angles to the famous brand.