Article 1 Applicant Qualifications

Any legal person or natural person who determines that China is the country of origin according to the agreement or protocol applies for international registration of a trademark, he should apply for the international registration of a trademark through the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce ( (hereinafter referred to as the Trademark Office), and first obtain trademark registration and preliminary approval in China or the application has been accepted, and meet one of the following conditions:

(1) Have a real and effective industrial and commercial business place in China .

(2) Have a residence in China.

(3) Possess Chinese nationality. Article 2 Application Method

(1) To apply for international trademark registration, you can entrust a trademark agency designated by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce to handle the application, or you can go directly to the Trademark Office or apply by mail.

(2) Application for late designation, transfer, deletion, abandonment, cancellation, change of registrant’s name or address, change of agent’s name or address, renewal, designation of agent and other related matters for international trademark registration , the applicant can entrust a trademark agency designated by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce or go directly to the Trademark Office to handle the matter; he or she can also entrust an agent to handle the matter or go directly to the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (hereinafter referred to as the International Bureau).

Applying for later designation, transfer, deletion, abandonment and cancellation of international trademark registrations related to the member states of the agreement must be handled through the Trademark Office. Article 3 Filling in the application form and matters needing attention

When applying for international registration of a trademark and handling related matters, you can use and fill it out with a typewriter in English or French format provided by the International Bureau, or you can use the format drawn up by the Trademark Office Chinese "Application for International Registration of Trademark" (see Appendix 2) and "International Registration of Trademark Later Designation, Transfer, Deletion, Abandonment, Cancellation, Change of Name or Address of the Registrant, Change of Name or Address of Agent, Renewal, Designation of Agent" Please fill in the application form (see Attachment 3) in writing, but you need to pay a translation fee (see Attachment 5).

(1) Filling out the "Application for International Registration of Trademark" and matters needing attention

1. Applicant’s name: If the applicant is a natural person, the surname and first name should be indicated; if the applicant is a legal person, the full Chinese name and pinyin should be indicated (if a foreign translation is used instead of pinyin, the translated name should be indicated directly).

2. Applicant's detailed address, including mailing address, house number, postal code, telephone number, and fax.

3. If entrusting an agent, state the agent's full Chinese name and pinyin (if a foreign translation is used instead of pinyin, indicate the translated name directly) and detailed address.

4． Trademark application date and application number, trademark registration date and registration number.

5. If the applicant specifies the United Kingdom in the application, it is deemed to have stated that it intends to use the trademark in the United Kingdom.

6． Notes:

(1) Application for international trademark registration refers to applying to the International Bureau for international trademark registration in accordance with the Agreement or/and Protocol and should designate at least one Contracting Party (see Annex 1), but cannot designate China.

(2) If you apply for international registration on the basis of trademark registration or preliminary approval, you can designate any contracting party to the agreement or protocol.

(3) If you apply for international registration of a trademark based on domestically accepted trademark applications, you can only designate pure protocol parties.

(4) The name of the applicant for international trademark registration must be consistent with the name of the domestic trademark registrant.

(5) The pattern of the trademark applied for international registration must be exactly the same as the pattern of the trademark applied for domestic registration. The size shall not be larger than 80mm×80mm and not smaller than 20mm×20mm. If the trademark is in color, text should be used to indicate the color and combination of the trademark.

(6) The goods reported in the application shall not exceed the scope of goods applied for registration in China, and shall be arranged in the order of categories of the "International Classification of Goods and Services for Trademark Registration".

(7) An application for international registration can include multiple categories, but if there are more than three categories, additional registration fees are required (see Appendix 4).

(8) If the trademark or part of it consists of non-Latin letters, non-Arabic numerals or non-Roman numerals, its transliteration should be indicated. The transliteration should comply with the pronunciation rules of the language used in the application, and the corresponding translation.

(9) When nominating at least one pure protocol party, the applicant can choose French or English as the language for receiving future submissions, otherwise it can only use French.

7. Relevant attachments should be attached:

(1) Provide a copy of the trademark registration certificate, or a copy of the preliminary approval announcement, or a trademark application acceptance certificate issued by the Trademark Office.

(2) If priority is claimed, a priority certificate should be attached.

(3) If an agent is appointed, a power of attorney for the agent should be attached.

(4) 2 copies of trademark drawings, no larger than 80mm×80mm, no smaller than 20mm×20mm.

(5) Chinese expatriates who do not have a real and valid industrial and commercial business place or residence in China should attach a notarized certificate of Chinese nationality.

(2) "Application for subsequent designation, transfer, deletion, abandonment, cancellation, change of registrant's name or address, change of agent's name or address, renewal, designation of agent for international trademark registration" Filling in and precautions

1. Name of registrant: should be consistent with that registered in the International Register.

2. Registrant's address: should be consistent with that registered in the International Register.

3. The name of the agent: it can be consistent with the one registered in the International Register, or the name of the agent can be changed.

4. Agent's address: It can be consistent with the one registered in the International Register, or the agent's address can be changed.

5. If the applicant specifies the United Kingdom in the subsequent designation, it is deemed to have declared its intention to use the trademark in the United Kingdom.

6. Trademark name, international registration number, basic registration number.

7. Notes:

(1) Each application can only involve one type of application (see Appendix 3). All types of applications should fill in the basic information column of the application.

(2) Only one international registration number can be filled in for each subsequent designation, renewal and transfer application involving only some goods or/and services.

(3) Application forms involving the transfer of all goods or/and services, deletion, abandonment, cancellation of the same content, changes in the name or address of the registrant or agent, and appointment of an agent, multiple applications can be filled in International registration number, provided the application relates to all or the same countries in each registration.

(4) The application for abandonment cannot involve all countries.

(5) The cancellation application must involve all countries.

(6) Renewal can waive protection in some countries, or can be renewed in a contracting party where the application has been rejected or invalidated but has not yet made a final decision, but a special statement must be made in the application.