Trademark Office Releases 2016 Trademark Applications and Registrations of Each Prefecture

On February 7, the State Administration for Industry & Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (SAIC) released the statistics concerning trademark applications and registrations of each province, autonomous region and municipality. According to the data, the top five provinces or cities in terms of trademark applications are Guangdong (689,434), Beijing (372,387), Zhejiang (327,572), Shanghai (257616) and Jiangsu (209,900).

SAIC carried out a set of reforms facilitating trademark registration in 2016. It opened 15 windows for applicants to filing trademark applications nearby, set up 30 local agencies to handle trademark pledge affairs, and put the first coordination center of trademark examination outside Beijing into operation. Trademark applications totaled 3,691,000, ranking first worldwide for 15 consecutive years. The facilitation reform reaps rewards.

The top five keep the same positions as 2015.

It’s noted that Sichuan Province and Henan Province see trademark applications first surpass 100,000. Other provinces with at least 100,000 applications include Shandong (184,490), Fujian (175,392), Henan (129,946) and Sichuan (126,300).

The top five provinces (cities) in terms of valid domestic trademark registrations are Guangdong Province (2,043,798), Zhejiang Province (1,315,742), Beijing (893,743), Jiangsu Province (743,670) and Shanghai (697,251). Valid trademarks in Guangdong Province first surpass 2 million.

Source |IPRdaily

Editor | Roger