the date of application, the correction of application procedures and the payment in the international registration of trademarks shall be handled in accordance with the measures for the implementation of Madrid international registration of trademarks issued by the state administration for industry and commerce. 1. Date of Application The date when the Trademark Office receives the application for international registration of a trademark is the date of application. If the application for international registration of a trademark is not filled in according to the regulations, the Trademark Office will return the application, and the application date will not be retained. Second, the application procedures for correction are basically complete, but need to be corrected, the Trademark Office shall notify the applicant or his agent to make corrections within 15 days from the date of receiving the notice. The date when the Trademark Office delivers the rectification notice to the parties by mail shall be the postmark date when the parties receive the rectification notice. If the postmark date is unclear or there is no postmark, or if it has not been returned by the post office, it shall be deemed to have been served on the party concerned after 15 days from the date of issuance of the notice. If it is not corrected, the application shall be deemed to be abandoned, and the Trademark Office shall notify the applicant in writing. ? Iii. Payment of Fees Where the application for international registration of trademarks or other applications handled by the Trademark Office requires payment according to regulations, the relevant fees shall be paid to the Trademark Office within 15 days from the date of receiving the notice of payment from the Trademark Office. The date when the Trademark Office delivers the payment notice to the parties by mail shall be the postmark date when the parties receive the payment notice. If the postmark date is unclear or there is no postmark, or it has not been returned by the post office, it shall be deemed to have been served on the party concerned within 15 days from the date of issuance of the payment notice. If the application is not paid within the time limit, the application shall be deemed to be abandoned, and the Trademark Office shall notify the applicant in writing.