Legal basis
Article 1 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Customs Protection of Intellectual Property Rights shall take effect from the date when the General Administration of Customs approves the filing, with a validity period of 1 years. If the intellectual property right is valid, the intellectual property right holder may apply to the General Administration of Customs for renewal of the filing within 6 months before the expiration of the validity period of the customs protection filing of intellectual property right. The validity period of each renewal filing is 1 years. Where the validity period of the customs protection filing of intellectual property rights expires without applying for renewal or the intellectual property rights are no longer protected by laws and administrative regulations, the customs protection filing of intellectual property rights will be invalid immediately. Article 11 In case of any change in the filing of intellectual property rights, the intellectual property right holder shall, within 3 working days from the date of the change, go through the formalities of filing change or cancellation with the General Administration of Customs.