Filing a china trademark application without prior research can lead to costly and time – consuming rejections. By investing time in a china trademark search upfront, you can avoid the need to resubmit applications, reducing both the financial and time – related costs associated with the trademark registration process.This article delves into the available methods of China Trademark Search, and how to interpret the results.
Click on Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China. pdf to download it directly. The Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China plays a crucial role in regulating the registration, use, and management of trademarks in China, protecting trademark exclusive rights, maintaining market order, promoting fair competition, and economic development. Whether it is enterprises conducting commercial activities or individuals safeguarding their intellectual property rights, they cannot do without a deep understanding and compliance with this law.
After receiving trademark registration application documents submitted by a China trademark agency, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) will examine the application documents. If the application formalities are complete, the documents are filled out in accordance with regulations, and the fees are paid, CNIPA will accept the application.
Yes, U.S. individuals may apply to register China trademarks but must comply with special provisions for foreign applicants under China’s Trademark Law. U.S. individuals should entrust trademark applications to legally established trademark agencies. However, those with permanent residence in China may apply directly.
On June 4, 2025, according to an IPRLaoliu search, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. recently submitted multiple trademark applications related to “FLEXUS” in China, covering multiple international classifications such as 9, 38, 41, and 42, highlighting its deep layout in the digital human business field.
June 3, 2025 — According to IPRLaoliu searches, Xiaomi Technology Co., Ltd. recently formally transferred multiple “Kimi” trademarks to Beijing Moonshot AI Technology Co., Ltd. These trademarks cover several international classes, including Class 38 (communication services) and Class 35 (advertising and sales).
China’s Trademark Law stipulates that if a registered trademark has not been used for three consecutive years without justifiable reason, any entity or individual may
According to IPRLaoliu’s trademark search, NVIDIA CORPORATION has filed two new “NVIDIA” trademark applications in China during 2025, registered under Class 11 and Class 25 with application numbers 84856436 and 83774025 respectively.
On May 29, 2025, IPRLaoliu learned through search that Apple had applied for the trademark “PIXELMATOR PRO” in China. The trademark application date is April 22, 2025, the trademark number is 84862509, and the international classification of the trademark is Class 9.
According to a search by IPRLaoliu, the 1937th announcement released by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) Trademark Office on May 27, 2025, shows that the “尚界” trademark in International Class 12 (covering electric vehicles, self-driving cars, etc.), held by Huawei, has been officially transferred to SAIC Group. The trademark registration number is 75372688, with its validity period lasting until February 6, 2035.
On May 27, 2025, IPR Laoliu reported through a search on the China Trademark Office website that BYD Co., Ltd. submitted an application for the “U8L” trademark in China on April 28, 2025. The trademark, classified under Class 12 (Transportation Tools) with registration number 85011037, is currently in the status of “awaiting substantive examination.” This move underscores BYD’s strategic expansion within its premium “Yangwang” series and signals the imminent market launch of the extended version of its flagship model, the Yangwang U8—the U8L.
Today, the 20th Western China International Fair grandly opened in Chengdu, China. The theme of this year’s Western China International Fair is “Deepening Reform to Increase Momentum and Expanding Opening Up to Promote Development”, attracting more than 3000 enterprises from 62 countries (regions) overseas to participate, with an exhibition area of 200000 square meters.
In the global athletic footwear market, Nike has consistently maintained a dominant position as an innovation leader. Recently, through research, Lao Liu discovered that Nike submitted a “FLYPLATE” trademark application in China on February 13, 2025, with the application number 83433803. The trademark has undergone preliminary examination and was published in the Trademark Preliminary Approval Announcement on May 20, 2025. Lao Liu believes that this move reflects Nike’s deep strategic commitment to the Chinese market and its long-term vision for protecting innovative technologies.
April 7, 2025, McDonald’s has submitted multiple trademark registration applications related to the classic advertising slogan “ba da ba ba ba” in China, covering multiple categories such as Class 43, Class 32, Class 30, Class 29, Class 30, Class 18, Class 16, etc., which has attracted industry attention. This is interpreted as an important measure by McDonald’s to strengthen brand localization protection.
This trade fair will be held in three phases, with the following times: Phase 1 (April 15-19): Electronic appliances, industrial manufacturing, vehicles and two wheelers,
IPRLaoLIU learned through a search on the China Trademark Network that Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. submitted an application for the “竣界” trademark to the Trademark Office of the China Intellectual Property Administration on March 31, 2025, with the trademark number 84369795.
On April 23, 2025, the Hubei Provincial Court of China announced the top ten typical cases of intellectual property judicial protection, among which the first AI large model trademark infringement case tried by the Wuhan Intermediate People’s Court has attracted much attention.
According to the “Intellectual Property Statistics Briefing” (Issue 4, 2025) issued by the China Intellectual Property Office, the number of trademark applications in China in the first quarter of 2025 was 1.561 million. This data reflects that market entities continue to maintain a high level of enthusiasm in trademark and brand building.