诚实信用原则在商标共存协议效力认定中的适用

The Application of the Principle of Good Faith in the Determination of the Effectiveness of Trademark Coexistence Agreements

摘要: 商标共存协议是当下解决越来越普遍的商标共存争议的方式之一。目前，我国并未对商标共存协议效力做出认定，在司法实践中，由于对商标共存协议的效力认定存在不同的裁判标准。基于英国法“诚实地并行使用”原则和域外法的参考，诚实信用原则作为我国商标法的兜底原则，可以成为商标共存协议效力认定的重要标准。通过对在后商标注册效力的认定和共存协议生效后的诚信履行认定的适用，诚实信用原则可以成为认定商标共存的裁判准则，达成平衡契约自由和公共利益的效果。

Abstract: Trademark coexistence agreement is one of the ways to solve the increasingly common trademark coexistence disputes. At present, China has not determined the validity of trademark coexistence agreement, and in judicial practice, there are different standards for determining the validity of trademark coexistence agreement. Based on the principle of “honest parallel use” of the British law and the reference of extraterritorial law, the principle of honesty and good faith, as the underpinning principle of China’s trademark law, can become an important criterion for the determination of the effectiveness of trademark coexistence agreement. Through the application of the principle of good faith in the determination of the validity of registration of trademarks and the determination of good faith performance after the effective date of the coexistence agreement, the principle of good faith can become the judgment criterion for the determination of trademark coexistence, and achieve the effect of balancing the freedom of contract and the public interest.