Trademark Act Article 30
Other grounds for refusal of registrationA trademark shall not be registered in any of the following:(1)Being exclusively necessary for the goods or services to be functional;(2)Being identical with or similar to the national flag, national emblem, national seal, military flags, military insignia, official seals, or medals of the ROC, or the state flags of foreign countries, or the armorial bearings, national seals or other state emblems of foreign countries communicated by any member of the WTO under Paragraph 3 of Article 6ter of the Paris Convention;(3)Being identical with the portrait or name of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen or of the head of the state;(4)Being identical with or similar to the mark of a government agency of the ROC or an official exhibition held thereby, or the medal or certificate awarded thereby;(5)Being identical with or similar to the armorial bearings, flags, other emblems, abbreviations, and names, of international intergovernmental organizations or well-known domestic or foreign institutions undertaking businesses for public interests, and hence being likely to mislead the public;(6)Being identical with or similar to official signs and hallmarks indicating control and warranty adopted by the domestic or foreign countries, and being designated to the identical or similar goods or services;(7)Being contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality;(8)Being likely to mislead the public as to the nature, quality, or place of origin of the goods or services;(9)Being identical with or similar to a geographical indication for wines or spirits in the ROC or a foreign country, and being designated to goods that are identical with or similar to wines or spirits, where that foreign country concludes with the ROC an agreement, or accedes to an international treaty, to which the ROC also accedes, or has reciprocal recognition with the ROC of protection of geographical indications for wines or spirits;(10)Being identical with or similar to another person’s registered trademark or earlier filed trademark and to be applied for goods or services identical with or similar to those for which the registered trademark is protected or the earlier filed trademark is designated, and hence there exists a likelihood of confusion on relevant consumers, unless the consent of the proprietor of the said registered trademark or earlier filed trademark to the application has been given and is not obviously improper;(11)Being identical with or similar to another person’s well-known trademark or mark, and hence there exists a likelihood of confusion on the relevant public or a likelihood of dilution of the distinctiveness or reputation of the said well-known trademark or mark, unless the proprietor of the said well-known trademark or mark consents to the application;(12)Being identical with or similar to another person’s earlier used trademark and to be applied for goods or services identical with or similar to those for which the earlier used trademark is applied, where the applicant with the intent to imitate the earlier used trademark, being aware of the existence of the earlier used trademark due to contractual, regional, or business connections, or any other relationship with the proprietor of the earlier used trademark, files the application for registration, unless the proprietor of the said earlier used trademark consents to the application;(13)Containing another person’s portrait or well-known name, stage name, pseudonym, or alternative name, unless the said person consents to the application;(14)Being identical with or similar to the name of a well-known juridical person, business or any group, and hence there exists a likelihood of confusion on the relevant public, unless the said juridical person, business or group consents to the application; or(15)Being an infringement of another person’s copyright, patent right, or any other right, where a final judgment of the court has been rendered, unless the said person consents to the application.The determination of a geographical indication, well-known trademark/mark, and earlier used trademark as prescribed in Subparagraph 9 and Subparagraphs 11 to 14, respectively, of the preceding paragraph shall be based on the facts at the time of filing.Subparagraphs 2, 4, 5 and 9 of Paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply if the government agency or related institution is the applicant or consents to the application.Where the reproduction of a trademark contains an element that is functional as prescribed in Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1, such trademark shall not be registered without using broken lines to represent such element. Where such element cannot be represented by using broken lines, it shall not be registered if the applicant does not state that such element is not a part of the trademark.
中文原文 商標法第30條
商標有下列情形之一，不得註冊：
一、僅為發揮商品或服務之功能所必要者。
二、相同或近似於中華民國國旗、國徽、國璽、軍旗、軍徽、印信、勳章或外國國旗，或世界貿易組織會員依巴黎公約第六條之三第三款所為通知之外國國徽、國璽或國家徽章者。
三、相同於國父或國家元首之肖像或姓名者。
四、相同或近似於中華民國政府機關或其主辦展覽會之標章，或其所發給之褒獎牌狀者。
五、相同或近似於國際跨政府組織或國內外著名且具公益性機構之徽章、旗幟、其他徽記、縮寫或名稱，有致公眾誤認誤信之虞者。
六、相同或近似於國內外用以表明品質管制或驗證之國家標誌或印記，且指定使用於同一或類似之商品或服務者。
七、妨害公共秩序或善良風俗者。
八、使公眾誤認誤信其商品或服務之性質、品質或產地之虞者。
九、相同或近似於中華民國或外國之葡萄酒或蒸餾酒地理標示，且指定使用於與葡萄酒或蒸餾酒同一或類似商品，而該外國與中華民國簽訂協定或共同參加國際條約，或相互承認葡萄酒或蒸餾酒地理標示之保護者。
十、相同或近似於他人同一或類似商品或服務之註冊商標或申請在先之商標，有致相關消費者混淆誤認之虞者。
但經該註冊商標或申請在先之商標所有人同意申請，且非顯屬不當者，不在此限。
十一、相同或近似於他人著名商標或標章，有致相關公眾混淆誤認之虞，或有減損著名商標或標章之識別性或信譽之虞者。
但得該商標或標章之所有人同意申請註冊者，不在此限。
十二、相同或近似於他人先使用於同一或類似商品或服務之商標，而申請人因與該他人間具有契約、地緣、業務往來或其他關係，知悉他人商標存在，意圖仿襲而申請註冊者。
但經其同意申請註冊者，不在此限。
十三、有他人之肖像或著名之姓名、藝名、筆名、稱號者。
但經其同意申請註冊者，不在此限。
十四、相同或近似於著名之法人、商號或其他團體之名稱，有致相關公眾混淆誤認之虞者。
但經其同意申請註冊者，不在此限。
十五、商標侵害他人之著作權、專利權或其他權利，經判決確定者。
但經其同意申請註冊者，不在此限。
前項第九款及第十一款至第十四款所規定之地理標示、著名及先使用之認定，以申請時為準。
第一項第二款、第四款、第五款及第九款規定，於政府機關或相關機構為申請人或經其同意申請註冊者，不適用之。
商標圖樣中包含第一項第一款之功能性部分，未以虛線方式呈現者，不得註冊；其不能以虛線方式呈現，且未聲明不屬於商標之一部分者，亦同。
一、僅為發揮商品或服務之功能所必要者。
二、相同或近似於中華民國國旗、國徽、國璽、軍旗、軍徽、印信、勳章或外國國旗，或世界貿易組織會員依巴黎公約第六條之三第三款所為通知之外國國徽、國璽或國家徽章者。
三、相同於國父或國家元首之肖像或姓名者。
四、相同或近似於中華民國政府機關或其主辦展覽會之標章，或其所發給之褒獎牌狀者。
五、相同或近似於國際跨政府組織或國內外著名且具公益性機構之徽章、旗幟、其他徽記、縮寫或名稱，有致公眾誤認誤信之虞者。
六、相同或近似於國內外用以表明品質管制或驗證之國家標誌或印記，且指定使用於同一或類似之商品或服務者。
七、妨害公共秩序或善良風俗者。
八、使公眾誤認誤信其商品或服務之性質、品質或產地之虞者。
九、相同或近似於中華民國或外國之葡萄酒或蒸餾酒地理標示，且指定使用於與葡萄酒或蒸餾酒同一或類似商品，而該外國與中華民國簽訂協定或共同參加國際條約，或相互承認葡萄酒或蒸餾酒地理標示之保護者。
十、相同或近似於他人同一或類似商品或服務之註冊商標或申請在先之商標，有致相關消費者混淆誤認之虞者。
但經該註冊商標或申請在先之商標所有人同意申請，且非顯屬不當者，不在此限。
十一、相同或近似於他人著名商標或標章，有致相關公眾混淆誤認之虞，或有減損著名商標或標章之識別性或信譽之虞者。
但得該商標或標章之所有人同意申請註冊者，不在此限。
十二、相同或近似於他人先使用於同一或類似商品或服務之商標，而申請人因與該他人間具有契約、地緣、業務往來或其他關係，知悉他人商標存在，意圖仿襲而申請註冊者。
但經其同意申請註冊者，不在此限。
十三、有他人之肖像或著名之姓名、藝名、筆名、稱號者。
但經其同意申請註冊者，不在此限。
十四、相同或近似於著名之法人、商號或其他團體之名稱，有致相關公眾混淆誤認之虞者。
但經其同意申請註冊者，不在此限。
十五、商標侵害他人之著作權、專利權或其他權利，經判決確定者。
但經其同意申請註冊者，不在此限。
前項第九款及第十一款至第十四款所規定之地理標示、著名及先使用之認定，以申請時為準。
第一項第二款、第四款、第五款及第九款規定，於政府機關或相關機構為申請人或經其同意申請註冊者，不適用之。
商標圖樣中包含第一項第一款之功能性部分，未以虛線方式呈現者，不得註冊；其不能以虛線方式呈現，且未聲明不屬於商標之一部分者，亦同。