Nowadays, many trademark firms are handbag companies, and there are many who defraud clients of agency fees. To see whether a trademark firm is formal, we mainly look at three points: 1. Whether the registered capital reaches 50W; 2. Whether it is an agency approved and registered with the Trademark Office; 3. Whether there are more than 3 trademark agents.

In 2009, the Intellectual Property Office will rectify all trademark agencies across the country, and those that do not meet the above conditions will be replaced.

As far as I know, there are now more than 150 agencies in Shenzhen, large and small, and after the rectification, there will be no more than 5 at most.