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Three routes by timing: oppose during the 3-month publication window (cheapest, highest win rate); invalidation after registration on bad-faith/prior-rights grounds (6-12 months); or negotiate buyback (expensive, signals weakness). Prevention: file multi-class before launch, watch CNIPA, and own the Chinese-language mark.
- If the squatter application is published: file opposition within 3 months with evidence of prior use/reputation and bad-faith indicators (mass filings, contact history). Win rate is high when documented fast.
- If already registered: invalidation on Article 4 bad faith / Article 32 prior rights; 6-12 months; simultaneously file your own application to establish the forward position.
- If it is blocking platforms: platform complaints + customs recordal of your own rights constrain the squatter's commercial use while the case runs.
- Buyback calculus: sometimes rational for a valuable mark mid-launch — but it invites copycats. Exhaust opposition/invalidation economics first.
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