After the acceptance of the application for trademark registration, the procedures for trademark registration includes the following periods: formality check, substantive examination, being preliminarily approved and published, opposition and being approved for registration. The opposition period includes three months from the date of the publication, any person may, within this period, file an opposition against the trademark that has, after examination, been preliminarily approved. Where any party concerned is dissatisfied with the Trademark Office’s decision of refusal of the registration application, decision of opposition and decision of cancellation, he or it may apply for a review to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board. Where any party concerned considers a registered trademark to be improperly registered, he or it may apply for cancellation of the trademark to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board. Where any party concerned is dissatisfied with the decision of the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board, he or it may institute legal administrative proceedings with Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court.
(Trademark Office under the State Administration for Industry and Commerce)
