intellektus.com trademark registration

National legislation

Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China - Adopted at the 24th Session of the Standing Committee of the Fifth National People's Congress on August 23, 1982, and amended according to the "Decision on the Revision of the 'Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China' adopted at the 30th Session of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress on February 22, 1993, and amended again according to the Decision on the Revision of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" adopted at the 24th Session of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress on October 27, 2001

Implementing Regulations under the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China - Promulgated by Decree No.358 of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China on August 3, 2002, and effective as of September 15, 2002

 Rules for Trademark Review and Adjudication

Policy for the Registration and Administration of Collective Marks and Certification Marks

Policy for the Implementation of International Registration of Marks under Madrid Agreement

International legislation

China is membership of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties as part of:
- WIPO Convention since June 3, 1980;
- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of March 20, 1883;
- Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks of April 14, 1891;
- Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, adopted at Madrid on June 27, 1989;
- Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks of June 15, 1957;

As member of World Trade Organization (WTO), China is part of Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) since 11 December 2001.