The application process for foreign-related trademarks is:

1. The applicant fills in the application form as required;

2. Submit the application documents directly to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce for Trademarks Trademark Office;

3. The Trademark Office will forward the application to the International Bureau within 30 days from the date of application;

4. After the International Bureau examines the application;

5. The International Bureau will publish the trademark registered in the International Register on the "World Intellectual Property Organization International Trademark Notice".

Legal Basis

Article 17 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China

If a foreigner or foreign enterprise applies for trademark registration in China, It should be handled in accordance with the agreement signed by the country to which it belongs and the People's Republic of China or the international treaty to which both countries are party, or in accordance with the principle of reciprocity.

Article 18

When applying for trademark registration or handling other trademark matters, you can handle it yourself or entrust a trademark agency established in accordance with the law to handle it.

When foreigners or foreign enterprises apply for trademark registration and handle other trademark matters in China, they should entrust a trademark agency established in accordance with the law to handle it.