A5-5 Regional collective trademarks are trademarks that are derived from the names of regions and the goods or services rooted in those regions, i.e., they are trademarks containing the names of regions and the good and/or services associated with those regions.
Trademarks can be registered as regional collective trademarks under the regional collective trademark system, provided they meet the requirements listed below, even if their names are not well known throughout the country: (1) the specific goods and/or services must be closely associated with their respective regions, and (2) the specific goods and/or services must be well known in their respective specific geographical areas as a result of their being used by the applicants, i.e., local business cooperatives, agricultural cooperatives, and other collective groups and organizations.