地理标志与地名商标的冲突及法律适用

The Conflict of Geographical Indication with Topographic Trademarks and Its Application of Law

地理标志是一种重要的知识产权。地理标志和地名商标的冲突 ,一方面是由五种地名商标的存在造成的 ,另一方面是因为现行管理体制的原因所造成的。为解决两者的冲突问题 ,在法律的适用上 ,要遵循知识产权法的一般原则 ,即保护在先权原则和公平原则 ;同时可以考虑制定专门的地理标志保护法 。

Geographical indication is an important intellectual property right. On the one hand ,the conflict of geographical indication with topographic trademarks is caused by the existence of five topographic trademarks; on the other hand, it resulted from the present administrative system. In order to settle the conflict, we should follow the general principles of intellectual property law in the aspect of application, that is ,protecting the prior principle and being fair principle. At the same time ,we can consider legislating a special geographical indication protection law so as to vest geographical indication with independent right.