Malicious trademark registration harms public interests and the legitimate rights, triggering risks in the application of law. Therefore, in order to strengthen the governance of malicious trademark registration, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Draft Amendment to the Chinese Trademark Law (Draft for Public Comments) (Hereinafter referred to as the "Draft for Public Comment") on 13 January 2023. This paper, analyzes malicious trademark registration and related systems abroad, and introduces the newly added trademark compulsory transfer system for malicious registration in China. The aim is to clarify the legal application boundaries of the trademark compulsory transfer system. It puts forward relevant suggestions on how to regulate the phenomenon of malicious trademark registration, with a view to effectively curbing the behavior of malicious trademark registration, promoting the orderly development of the trademark registration market, and facilitating the high-quality development of China's market economy.

Liu Fang. Research on the Legal Regulation of Malicious Trademark Registration——From the Trademark Compulsory Transfer System. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 7: 31-36. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2025.070705.

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