Laws and Regulstions
CNIPA: the Protection of Well-known Trademarks will be
Strengthened
国知局复函：加强知名商标保护
Date: 2021-08-20
In their response to the "Proposal on Strengthening the
Protection of Excellent National Brands in the Gold and Jewelry
Industry", the CNIPA stated that it would continue to
strengthen trademark protection.
The reply mentioned that as of the end of November 2020, more
than 5100 well-known enterprise brand information had been
included, which provides support for strengthening the protection
of relevant rights. As of June 2021, the average examination period
for trademark registration has reduced to 4 months, invention
patents to 19.4 months, and high-value patents to 13.4 months. In
addition, in order to facilitate parties in applying for
trademarks, the CNIPA has set up 5 trademark examination centers
outside Beijing and 275 trademark service counters in 31 provinces
(regions and cities) across the country to establish the
