SHANGHAI — A group of Senate Democrats has sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump requesting information about a raft of trademark approvals from China this year that they say may violate the U.S. Constitution's ban on gifts from foreign governments. China has also rejected or partially rejected nine Trump trademarks since the inauguration. In many jurisdictions, like China, they can also be filed defensively, to prevent squatters from using a name. They cited an Associated Press report quoting one of Trump's lawyers in China, Spring Chang, who said that "government relations are an important part of trademark strategy in China." He has previously said that Trump's trademark activity in China predates his election and noted that Trump has stepped away from managing his company.

Source: The China Post May 31, 2017 09:56 UTC