In this article, our external expert Mr Reinout van Malenstein explains the impact of the China National Intellectual Property Administration’s (CNIPA) latest Regulation on Trademark Review and Adjudication which allows the suspension of trade mark procedures. According to Mr van Malenstein, this is a big deal “as foreign rightsholders have been frustrated for a long time by having to take care of bad faith trademarks, whilst wanting to register their own rights.” Read more to learn in exactly which cases trade mark proceedings could be suspended. Should you have questions on how this could impact you, the China IP SME Helpdesk would be glad to explain, just contact us.