中国的“鬼”商标现象——对我国商标抢註及相关问题的评析

＂Ghost＂ Trademarks in China：Comments on and analysis of preemptive trademark registration in China and the related issues

若干年来，成干上万的“鬼”商标在中国大地游荡。“鬼”商标总的特点是“盗名窃誉”。它们在申请注册或使用时常带有明显的或隐藏的恶意。大部分“鬼”商标不实际使用，而是等待时机转让商标申请或注册，从中攫取暴利；也有一部分在实际使用。通过销售赚取不正当的利益。时下我国“鬼”商标数量之大，增长之快，形式之杂，名堂之多，都已到了令人吃惊的程度。社会上一些人也常被“鬼”商标虚假或脆弱的“合法性”所蒙蔽，明知其不合理还为其辩解；有的甚至还不无赞赏，认为抢先申请或注册的某“鬼”商标构思新奇，抢先者独具“慧”眼，

Over the years, tens and thousands of ＂ghost＂ trademarks have been hovering over this land. These ＂ghost＂ trademarks are used to ＂gain fame or win popularity by fraud＂. Obvious or implicit bad faith also goes with them when they are applied for registration or used. The most registered ＂ghost＂ trademarks are not put to actual use. The owners of these trademarks await opportunities to assign them to seek exorbitant profit. Some are put to use to seek illicit income from sales of goods bearing them. To date, it is astonishing that the＂ ＂ghost＂ trademarks are in such a huge number, increase at such a dreadful rate, and exist in so many varieties of forms.