Company: JWEL
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001213900-25-041556
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Company: Jowell Global Ltd.
Filing Date: 2025-05-09
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 4
Chunk 45
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from the date of application of patent rights under the current Patent Law of the PRC. The protection period has been slightly amended
in recent amendment which became effective on June 1, 2021. The terms of protection for invention and utility patents are still 20 years
and 10 years, respectively, in general. The term of protection for a design patent has been extended from 10 years to 15 years. In addition,
for invention patents, in situations where a patent is only granted after 4 years or more from its filing date or 3 years or more after
a request for substantive examination date, the applicant can request for an extension of protection term for any unreasonable delay.

Trademark. The Trademark Law of the PRC
promulgated in August 2013 which took effect in May 2014 (the “ Trademark Law”), and revised in 2019, and its implementation
rules protect registered trademarks. The Trademark Office of National Intellectual Property Administration, PRC, formerly the PRC Trademark
Office of the State Administration of Market Regulation is responsible for the registration and administration of trademarks throughout
the PRC. The Trademark Law has adopted a “first-to-file” principle with respect to trademark registration.

Domain Name. Domain names are protected
under the Administrative Measures for the Internet Domain Names of the PRC promulgated by the Ministry of Information and Industry of
the PRC effective on December 20, 2004 and the Administrative Measures for Internet Domain Names promulgated by MIIT, effective on November
1, 2017 (the “ Domain Name Measures”). MIIT is the major regulatory body responsible for the administration of the PRC internet
domain names. The Domain Names Measures has adopted a “first-to-file” principle with respect to the registration of domain
names.

The Company has registered its trademarks, copyrights
and domain names with competent regulatory agencies in China. We may be from time to time in the future subject to legal proceedings and
claims relating to the intellectual property rights of others. See“ Risk Factors: Risks Related to Our Business: We may be subject
to intellectual property infringement claims, which may be expensive to defend and may disrupt our business and operations. ”

Regulations Relating to Dividend Withholding
Tax

Pursuant to the Enterprise Income Tax Law and
its implementation rules, if a non-resident enterprise has not set up an organization or establishment in the PRC, or has set up an organization
or establishment but the