(Adopted at the 4th Session of the Standing Committee of the 12th NPC on August 30th, 20 13)
The fourth meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th NPC decided to make the following amendments to the Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC):
Article 27 is renumbered as Article 28 and amended as: "The Trademark Office shall, within nine months from the date of receiving the application documents for trademark registration, complete the examination, make a preliminary examination and make an announcement."