CTMAA Reminder: Prioritize China trademark registration under its first-to-file system before market entry
2024Statistics table of trademark application volume and registration volume in each province, autonomous region, and municipality in the fourth quarter of 2024 Notes: Application volume and registration volume refer to2023.12.16-2024.12.15trademark statistics, and others refer to2024.12.15statistics as of Provinces (Cities) Application pieces Number of Registrations Valid Registrations Total 6786059 4639403 47620439…
Notice on Collecting “Trademark Digital Certificate” 202516（Total No. 383 Batch） All Trademark Agencies and Law Firms: To fully promote the reform of trademark convenience, the China National Intellectual Property Administration Trademark Bureau has highly valued and vigorously promoted the online application for trademark registration. According to the Announcement on Further…
China National Intellectual Property Administration Trademark Bureau held a themed centralized publicity event on “Trademark Brands Supporting ‘Belt and Road’ Economic and Trade Cooperation” Experts from the Ministry of Commerce’s International Trade and Economic Cooperation Research Institute, the China Intellectual Property Research Association, and heads of relevant departments of the…
2024 Q3 China Trademark Application and Registration Statistics Table Explanation: The number of applications and registered items refer to2023.12.16-2024.9.15 trademark statistics, and others refer to the statistics as of2024.9.15 Provinces (Cities) Application pieces Number of Registrations Valid Registrations Total 5162444 3474727 46744072 Beijing Municipality 288190 180564 3198435 Tianjin City 50999 31787…
All Trademark Agencies and Law Firms: To fully promote the reform of trademark convenience, the China National Intellectual Property Administration Trademark Bureau has highly valued and vigorously promoted the online application for trademark registration. According to the “Announcement on Further Improving the Convenience of Applying for Trademark Digital Certificates” issued…
Notes: Application pieces, registration pieces refer to2023.12.16-2024.6.15Trademark statistics, others refer to the statistics as of2024.6.15the statistics Provinces (Cities) Application pieces Number of Registrations Valid Registrations Total 3430439 2384876 45908683 Beijing Municipality 191262 123419 3161775 Tianjin City 33855 21580 440900 Hebei Province 120010 80427 1442497 Shanxi Province 43491 25774 402598 Inner…
To improve the efficiency of trademark examination and adjudication, and further facilitate applicants, the China Intellectual Property Administration Trademark Bureau regularly updates the names of acceptable goods and services outside the Similar Goods and Services Distinction Table. The names of acceptable goods and services for the second quarter have been…
The 9th China Brand Day and the 9th Brand Development and Innovation Conference were held in Beijing in 2025 May 10th, 2025, is the 9th China Brand Day in China. In order to further promote the high-quality development of brands and explore the path of a brand with Chinese characteristics, the “2025 China Brand Day and the 9th Brand Development and Innovation Conference” hosted by “China Brand” magazine and China Brand Network was held in Beijing on May 7th, with the theme of “Fair Competition and Brand Consumption”. The scene of the 2025 China Brand Day · 9th Brand Development and Innovation Conference Wan Feng, the Editor-in-Chief of the ‘China Brand’ magazine, delivers a welcome speech Wan Feng, the Editor-in-Chief of…
Strategic Approaches to Trademark Rights Protection in China 1. Importance of Usage Evidence in China Trademark Registration Businesses must systematically preserve evidence of trademark usage, as these records play a pivotal role in: Demonstrating brand recognition and distinctiveness Supporting legal claims in trademark disputes Defending against non-use cancellation actions Key…