The Provisions are formulated to strengthen guidance on trademark administrative enforcement and standardize the collection, examination, and determination of evidence.

Among them, Article 15 provides:

Article 15 Evidence formed abroad mainly means public documentary evidence formed beyond the territory of the People's Republic of China, evidence of identity relations such as the subjective qualification, authorization documents, and identity certificates of a foreign rights holder, and other evidence related to the facts of cases, including both evidence formed abroad provided by the party concerned and evidence collected and obtained from abroad by the case-handling organ through the relevant channels.

Evidence formed abroad shall indicate its source and be subject to the certification procedures stipulated in international treaties concluded or acceded to by the People's Republic of China. For evidence formed in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region, and Taiwan Region of the People's Republic of China, the certification procedures shall be fulfilled as stipulated in relevant regulations.

Documentary evidence or audio-visual materials in a foreign language involved in evidence formed abroad shall be accompanied by a Chinese translation provided by an agency with translation qualifications or other Chinese translations that are accurate, and authenticated by the translation agency's seal or the translator's signature.

Attachment of the full text: Trademark Administrative Enforcement Evidence Provisions

(Source: website of the SAMR)