CTMAA Reminder: Prioritize China trademark registration under its first-to-file system before market entry
China Trademark Office Notice Announcements
Official CNIPA release of the NCL13-2026 Nice Classification China-Japan-Korea Similar Group Coding Reference Table. Download the latest Excel file and understand trademark classification alignment across China, Japan, and Korea.
The new China trademark system will officially come into effect on October 20, 2025, with the simultaneous launch of the online service mini-program
China Trademark Fast-Track Examination Procedures Expedited trademark registration for strategic industries, emergency situations, and economic development priorities China National Intellectual Property Administration Administrative Regulation Effective from Date of Publication Table of Contents Core Provisions Purpose & Legal Basis Eligibility Criteria Application Requirements Examination Procedure Examination Timeline Termination Conditions Operational Guidelines…
Notification Regarding Suspension of Certain Services at the Trademark Registration Hall Due to system upgrades, the Trademark Registration Hall of the National Intellectual Property Administration will suspend the processing of certain services from 2025 year 7 month 21 to 7 month 30, with the specific arrangements as follows: I. From 2025 year 7 month 21 to 7 month 30, the Trademark Registration Hall will suspend offline payment services….
Due to system upgrades, the review period for trademark pledge registration applications will be extended starting from July 14, 2025, and is expected to gradually return to normal beginning on July 31, 2025. The inconvenience caused by this is regretted.
Notification on the Review Time for Filing Applications of Trademark Agent Firms Due to system upgrades, the review time for filing applications of trademark agent firms submitted from July 14 to July 30, 2025, will be affected. It is expected to gradually resume starting from July 31, 2025. Any inconvenience…
Notice on Obtaining the “Trademark Digital Certificate”. 202519 (Total 386th batch) Trademark Agencies and Law Firms: In order to comprehensively promote the reform of trademark facilitation, the Trademark Office of the State Intellectual Property Office attaches great importance to and vigorously promotes the online application for trademark registration. According to…
Notice of Rejection of Application for Trademark Registration Related to “DEEPSEEK” Grabbing Recently, the DeepSeek artificial intelligence large model developed by Hangzhou Shendu Qiusuo Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd. has attracted widespread attention globally. Some enterprises and natural persons have submitted trademark registration applications to the China Trademark…
Notice on Collecting “Trademark Digital Certificate” 202518 (Total No. 385 Batch) All ChinaTrademark Agencies and Law Firms: To fully promote the reform of trademark convenience, the China National Intellectual Property Administration China Trademark Office has highly valued and vigorously promoted the online application for trademark registration. According to the “Announcement…