Having long suffered with dealers passing off other rice under their name, the Chihshang Rural Township at the beginning of this year applied to the Ministry of Economic Affairs to register "Chihshang Rice" as a trademark, but the ROC Rice Growers Association has protested, arguing that "Chihshang," as a place name, couldn't be so registered. The matter has yet to be settled.
鑒於「池上米」長期遭其他糧商魚目混珠上市，今年初，池上鄉公所向經濟部提出「池上米」商標專利的申請，不過卻遭到中華民國稻米協進會反對，他們認為「池上」是地名，不能註冊為商標，目前這場商標戰的結果還沒有定論。