Trademark Act Article 29
Grounds for refusal of registration: devoid of distinctiveness; disclaimerA trademark shall not be registered if it is devoid of distinctiveness in any of the following:(1)Consisting exclusively of a description of the quality, intended purpose, material, place of origin, or relevant characteristics of the designated goods or services;(2)Consisting exclusively of the generic mark or term for the designated goods or services; or(3)Consisting exclusively of other signs which are devoid of any distinctiveness.Subparagraph 1 or 3 of the preceding paragraph shall not apply if the trademark has been used by the applicant and has become, in trade, a sign capable of distinguishing the goods or services of the applicant.Where the reproduction of a trademark contains an element which is not distinctive, and where the inclusion of that element in the trademark could give rise to doubts as to the scope of the trademark rights, the applicant shall state that he/she disclaims any exclusive right to such element. Such trademark without disclaimer shall not be registered.
中文原文 商標法第29條
商標有下列不具識別性情形之一，不得註冊：
一、僅由描述所指定商品或服務之品質、用途、原料、產地或相關特性之說明所構成者。
二、僅由所指定商品或服務之通用標章或名稱所構成者。
三、僅由其他不具識別性之標識所構成者。
有前項第一款或第三款規定之情形，如經申請人使用且在交易上已成為申請人商品或服務之識別標識者，不適用之。
商標圖樣中包含不具識別性部分，且有致商標權範圍產生疑義之虞，申請人應聲明該部分不在專用之列；未為不專用之聲明者，不得註冊。
一、僅由描述所指定商品或服務之品質、用途、原料、產地或相關特性之說明所構成者。
二、僅由所指定商品或服務之通用標章或名稱所構成者。
三、僅由其他不具識別性之標識所構成者。
有前項第一款或第三款規定之情形，如經申請人使用且在交易上已成為申請人商品或服務之識別標識者，不適用之。
商標圖樣中包含不具識別性部分，且有致商標權範圍產生疑義之虞，申請人應聲明該部分不在專用之列；未為不專用之聲明者，不得註冊。