Analysis for foreign companies dealing with the Chinese IP system — how it differs from what you know, and what recent changes actually mean. Distinct from the guides, which are the sourced how-to references.
Article renumbering, the opposition window dropping from three months to two, and the end of the “TRAB” name — read for an overseas filer.
Read →First-to-file, bad-faith invalidation and non-use cancellation, seen from a US or EU rights-holder’s expectations.
Read →China joined the Apostille Convention in 2023 — and it changed nothing for trademark filing. Plus the India objection.
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