Trademark Review Pendency Eases

According to the national working conference on administration for industry and commerce, the number of pending cases has dropped significantly in 2009.

As of November 18, 2009, the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB) of State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) resolved 31,708 cases, 24,228 of which related to rejected applications. The period of pending was curtailed to 3 years from 13 years in early 2008, registering a 10-year slide.

As of the end of November 2009, SAIC examined 1.3006 million trademark applications, up 109.29% year on year; resolved 22,700 dispute cases, up 128.37%; registered a cumulative 4.1599 million trademarks, leading the world in trademark applications, examinations and living trademark registrations.