Applications for trademark registration in China increased 25.4 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier and will hit a record high this year, said a government official on Monday.
China had 4.885 million effective registered trademarks by the end of March and is estimated to have 8 million at the end of 2015, said Fu Shuangjian, deputy director of the State Administration of Industry and Commerce.
He said that by the end of March, the number of applications had reached 8.563 million, topping the world for the ninth year.
Meanwhile, the country continued to clamp down on trademark violations. Since Chinese police launched a special campaign in November targeting fake goods ranging from food, medicine, cosmetics, to electronics, home appliance, and DVDs, they had investigated 59,500 trademark rights infringement cases, with 9,691 involving overseas companies, by April 15.
The authorities will continue to promote international cooperation in trade mark registration and support enterprises to seek international registration of their trademarks, with the aim of enhancing the international competitiveness of Chinese trademarks, Fu said.
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China had 4.885 million effective registered trademarks by the end of March and is estimated to have 8 million at the end of 2015, said Fu Shuangjian, deputy director of the State Administration of Industry and Commerce.
He said that by the end of March, the number of applications had reached 8.563 million, topping the world for the ninth year.
Meanwhile, the country continued to clamp down on trademark violations. Since Chinese police launched a special campaign in November targeting fake goods ranging from food, medicine, cosmetics, to electronics, home appliance, and DVDs, they had investigated 59,500 trademark rights infringement cases, with 9,691 involving overseas companies, by April 15.
The authorities will continue to promote international cooperation in trade mark registration and support enterprises to seek international registration of their trademarks, with the aim of enhancing the international competitiveness of Chinese trademarks, Fu said.
Weekly review April 20 Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail to remove luxury seats April 18 China undergoing shift into nation of consumers April 18 Zhejiang checks food, raids illegal bun makers April 19 SASS: Chinese students mentally healthier than Asian peers April 23 The week in pictures April 19 Build legal bulwark against moral decline April 21 'China model' 30 years on: from home to abroad April 21 Piano student's bloody crime heart-wrenching in China April 18 China places firmer lid on home prices April 19 China puts brake on economic bullet train
