The number of Chinese trademark application from 2010 to 2013

According to the latest statistics from China State Administration for Industry and Commerce, China's trademark applications hit 1.882 million, with an increase of 14.15% over the previous year. In the past few years, China's trademark application has maintained stable high-speed growth. At the end of 2013, the accumulative trademark applications reached 13.241337 million; cumulative trademark registrations reached 8.652358 million, including 7.237894 million valid ones.

According to the data, since 2010, China's trademark applications exceeded one million for four years consecutively, 1.072 million in 2010, 1.417 million in 2011, 1.648 million in 2012, a record of 1.882 million in 2013; in March of 2012, the accumulative trademark applications exceeded the threshold of 10 million, reaching 10.000346 million. At the end of 2013, the number exceeded 13 million, up to 13.241337 million.

Since "National Intellectual Property Strategy" was promulgated in June 2008, China's Trademark Strategy has been continuously promoted; trademark registration, application, protection and management performance has been continuously enhanced; market subjects' ability of utilizing trademarks has significantly improved; trademarks play an increasingly important role in economic development. Meanwhile, China trademark public service has been upgraded; trademark registration management has becoming more creative; trademark information technology has been strengthen; trademark examination quality has been enhanced and more efficient. In 2013, Trademark Office under China's State Administration for Industry and commerce examined 1.425 million trademarks, with an increase of 16.09% over the previous year.

(by Zhang Haizhi)

(Source: CHINA REPORT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY)