Trademark Examination Will Accelerate By The End Of 2018

According to the recent Opinions of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, time for trademark examinations will be reduced by the end of 2018. The details are:

• the period of issuance of acceptance notification of trademark registration application will be shortened to 1 month;
• the period of examination of trademark registration will be shortened to 6 months;
• the period of examination of trademark transfer will be shortened to 4 months;
• the period of examination of trademark modification or renewal will be shortened to 2 months; and
• the delay period of trademark search will be shortened to 2 months.

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