Article 25 of the Trademark Law stipulates that an applicant for trademark registration who applies for trademark registration in China for the same commodity with the same trademark within six months from the date of the first application for trademark registration in a foreign country may enjoy priority according to the agreement signed between the foreign country and China or the international treaties to which * * * is a party, or according to the principle of mutual recognition of priority.

Where the applicant claims priority according to Article 25 of the Trademark Law, he shall choose the priority based on the first application, and fill in the country/region of application/exhibition, date of application/exhibition and application number. The applicant shall also submit the certificate of priority (including the original and Chinese translation); If the priority certificate cannot be submitted at the same time, the priority certificate shall be supplemented and submitted within three months from the date of application. Failing to submit a written statement or a certificate of priority within the time limit shall be deemed as not claiming priority.

The priority certificate refers to the copy of the first trademark registration application submitted by the applicant, which is certified by the trademark authority that accepted the application, and indicates the application date and application number.