Release on October 12, 2021

Announced by State Intellectual Property Office

NO. 453

In order to implement and deepen the “decentralization, regulation and service” reform deployment, promote the reform of trademark registration, optimize the business environment, and improve the level of public services, the method of issuing trademark registration certificates is now adjusted. The announcement is as follows:

1. Starting from January 1, 2022, to obtain the trademark registration certificate generated from registration and other trademark applications , the registrant who submit?the trademark application in paper form will receive?the “Notice of Issuing a Trademark Registration Certificate” by mail and shall use the specified?website and code on the Notice to log in to China Trademark Network to obtain an electronic trademark registration certificate; the registrant who submit a trademark application electronically, shall log in to the trademark online service system to obtain an electronic trademark registration certificate. The electronic trademark registration certificate can be viewed, downloaded and printed by yourself. The State Intellectual Property Office no longer issues paper trademark registration certificates.

2. A?transitional period?is established. From October 15 to December 31, 2021, to obtain the trademark registration certificate generated from registration and other trademark applications , the registrant who submit?the trademark application in paper form will receive?the “Notice of Issuing a Trademark Registration Certificate” by mail and shall use the specified?website and code on the Notice to log in to China Trademark Network to obtain an electronic trademark registration certificate, and the paper trademark registration certificate is mailed at the same time; the issuance method for submitting trademark applications electronically remains unchanged for the time being.

It is hereby notified the above.

State Intellectual Property Office

October 9, 2021

Link: https://www.cnipa.gov.cn/art/2021/10/12/art_74_170694.html