China hears 37,002 trademark cases in 2009

The predicament of serious backlog of cases of China was radically reversed; in 2009, a total of 37,002 cases with trademark review were solved. The trial period of complex cases was shortened by 10 years and a half.

The trials on the complex cases applied in the end of 2007 have began, which made the period of backlog of cases be shortened from 13 years in 2008 to 2.5 years, the period of backlog of cases was shortened by ten and half years, and the situation of the period of trial was radically reversed.

Thus, the backlog of rejection and reexamination cases has been completely resolved, and the rejected cases applied before July 2009 have been reexamined. 80% of the total rejection and reexamination cases have been solved and switched to normal trial. [Chinese version is available on SIPO.gov.cn]