Practical guides on registering, using and protecting trademarks in China.
Buying a mark instead of filing from scratch Some foreign rights holders reach China without filing at all: they buy an existing registration, or the...
Read articleA licence arrangement with a filing attached When a foreign brand owner licenses a Chinese company to use its mark — or an overseas parent licenses its Chinese...
Read articleA registration is not always yours to give up Most China trademark filings are made to be kept. When a registration is no longer wanted — a discontinued line...
Read articleTwo documents stand behind a China trademark filing When a foreign brand files in China, the paperwork that reaches CNIPA is short: an authorisation, an...
Read articleStarting registration documents by jurisdiction, Chinese translations, and when additional status or authentication checks are relevant.
Read articleHow to assess overseas registration documents for a China trademark without assuming every country needs an authentication chain.
Read articleDocuments, full translations and mark representations for a China trademark filing: distinguish ordinary requirements from case-specific authentication.
Read articleAdopted 26 June 2026, in force 1 January 2027: the shorter opposition window, bad-faith rules and other changes foreign brand owners should plan around.
Read articleIntroduction: marks that are not words or pictures Most foreign brand owners register word marks, figurative marks, or a combination of the two. Chinese law...
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