In China’s trademark laws, jointly owned trademarks are those with two or more owners. Parties to a jointly owned trademark can be two or more individuals, legal entities, or organizations, with a single right being held by multiple owners. A trademark is designated as jointly owned based on a joint registration or assignment of exclusive rights to multiple parties.
The underlying interest in a jointly owned trademark is singular, meaning it represents a single underlying trademark right owned by multiple owners, and joint ownership refers to the collective ownership of this particular mark, rather than multiple trademarks. Exclusive rights to two or more different trademarks owned by multiple parties are each considered separate, jointly owned trademarks.
Furthermore, the rights shared by the multiple parties pertain to the singular trademark itself, irrespective of the goods and services provided.
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