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China trademark registration

In China, the first trademark application prevails latter application, even latter have been using that trademark for a long time. Before start business in China, enterprises shall register their trademark as soon as possible.

USD 399 to register your trademark in China (one category with up to 10 products or services), each additional category just needs USD199 more.

What is the general procedure for trademark registration in China?

Look up the trademark. To check whether there is a previously registered similar trademarks.
File a trademark registration application and get notice to pay government fee. ( 1 month ).
Trademark Office conducts substantive examination of the trademark application and decide whether to preliminarily approve it or reject it. (4 to 9 months).
Once the trademark is preliminarily approved, there will be 3 months opposition period for any interested party to file an opposition.
Officially register the trademark and issue Trademark Certificate in the condition that no opposition filed.

The procedures normally takes 9 to 12 months to issue trademark certificate.

China Trademark Categories in 2024

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Category 01: 用于工业、科学、摄影、农业、园艺和林业的化学品；未加工人造合成树脂，未加工塑料物质；灭火和防火用合成物；淬火和焊接用制剂；鞣制动物皮毛用物质；工业用黏合剂；油灰及其他膏状填料；堆肥，肥料，化肥；工业和科学用生物制剂。Chemicals for use in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins, unprocessed plastics; fire extinguishing and fire prevention compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; substances for tanning animal skins and hides; adhesives for use in industry; putties and other paste fillers; compost, manures, fertilizers; biological preparations for use in industry and science.

Category 02: 颜料，清漆，漆；防锈剂和木材防腐剂；着色剂，染料；印刷、标记和雕刻用油墨；未加工的天然树脂；绘画、装饰、印刷和艺术用金属箔及金属粉。Paints, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood; colorants, dyes; inks for printing, marking and engraving; raw natural resins; metals in foil and powder form for use in painting, decorating, printing and art.

Category 03: 不含药物的化妆品和梳洗用制剂；不含药物的牙膏；香料，香精油；洗衣用漂白剂及其他物料；清洁、擦亮及研磨用制剂。Non-medicated cosmetics and toiletry preparations; non-medicated dentifrices; perfumery, essential oils; bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use; cleaning, polishing and abrasive preparations.

Category 04: 工业用油和油脂，蜡；润滑剂；吸收、润湿和黏结灰尘用合成物；燃料和照明材料；照明用蜡烛和灯芯。Industrial oils and greases, wax; lubricants; dust absorbing, wetting and binding compositions; fuels and illuminants; candles and wicks for lighting.

Category 05: 药品，医用和兽医用制剂；医用卫生制剂；医用或兽医用营养食物和物质，婴儿食品；人用和动物用膳食补充剂；膏药，绷敷材料；填塞牙孔用料，牙科用蜡；消毒剂；消灭有害动物制剂；杀真菌剂，除莠剂。 Pharmaceuticals, medical and veterinary preparations; sanitary preparations for medical purposes; dietetic food and substances adapted for medical or veterinary use, food for babies; dietary supplements for human beings and animals; plasters, materials for dressings; material for stopping teeth, dental wax; disinfectants; preparations for destroying vermin; fungicides, herbicides.

Category 06: 普通金属及其合金，金属矿石；金属建筑材料；可移动金属建筑物；普通金属制非电气用缆线；金属小五金具；存储和运输用金属容器；保险箱。 Common metals and their alloys, ores; metal materials for building and construction; transportable buildings of metal; non-electric cables and wires of common metal; small items of metal hardware; metal containers for storage or transport; safes

Category 07: 机器，机床，电动工具；马达和引擎（陆地车辆用的除外）；机器联结器和传动机件（陆地车辆用的除外）；除手动手工具以外的农业器具；孵化器；自动售货机。 Machines, machine tools, power-operated tools; motors and engines, except for land vehicles; machine coupling and transmission components, except for land vehicles; agricultural implements, other than hand-operated hand tools; incubators for eggs; automatic vending machines.

Category 08: 手工具和器具（手动的）；刀、叉和匙餐具；除火器外的随身武器；剃刀。 Hand tools and implements, hand-operated; cutlery; side arms, except firearms; razors.

Category 09: 科学、研究、导航、测量、摄影、电影、视听、光学、衡具、量具、信号、侦测、测试、检验、救生和教学用装置及仪器；处理、开关、转换、积累、调节或控制电的配送或使用的装置和仪器；录制、传送、重放或处理声音、影像或数据的装置和仪器；已录制和可下载的媒体，计算机软件，录制和存储用空白的数字或模拟介质；投币启动设备用机械装置；收银机，计算设备；计算机和计算机外围设备；潜水服，潜水面罩，潜水用耳塞，潜水和游泳用鼻夹，潜水员手套，潜水呼吸器；灭火设备。 Scientific, research, navigation, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, audiovisual, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, detecting, testing, inspecting, life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling the distribution or use of electricity; apparatus and instruments for recording, transmitting, reproducing or processing sound, images or data; recorded and downloadable media, computer software, blank digital or analogue recording and storage media; mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating devices; computers and computer peripheral devices; diving suits, divers’ masks, ear plugs for divers, nose clips for divers and swimmers, gloves for divers, breathing apparatus for underwater swimming; fire-extinguishing apparatus.

Category 10: 外科、医疗、牙科和兽医用仪器及器械；假肢，假眼和假牙；矫形用物品；缝合材料；残疾人专用治疗装置；按摩器械；婴儿护理用器械、器具及用品；性生活用器械、器具及用品。 Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments; artificial limbs, eyes and teeth; orthopaedic articles; suture materials; therapeutic and assistive devices adapted for persons with disabilities; massage apparatus; apparatus, devices and articles for nursing infants; sexual activity apparatus, devices and articles.

Category 11: 照明、加热、冷却、蒸汽发生、烹饪、干燥、通风、供水及卫生用装置和设备。Apparatus and installations for lighting, heating, cooling, steam generating, cooking, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes.

Category 12: 运载工具；陆、空、海用运载装置。 Vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water.

Category 13: 火器；军火及弹药；炸药；焰火。 Firearms; ammunition and projectiles; explosives; fireworks.

Category 14: 贵金属及其合金；首饰，宝石和半宝石；钟表和计时仪器。 Precious metals and their alloys; jewellery, precious and semi-precious stones; horological and chronometric instruments.

Category 15: 乐器；乐谱架和乐器架；指挥棒。 Musical instruments; music stands and stands for musical instruments; conductors’ batons.

Category 16: 纸和纸板；印刷品；书籍装订材料；照片；文具和办公用品（家具除外）；文具用或家庭用黏合剂；绘画材料和艺术家用材料；画笔；教育或教学用品；包装和打包用塑料纸、塑料膜和塑料袋；印刷铅字，印版。 Paper and cardboard; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery and office requisites, except furniture; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; drawing materials and materials for artists; paintbrushes; instructional and teaching materials; plastic sheets, films and bags for wrapping and packaging; printers’ type, printing blocks.

Category 17: 未加工和半加工的橡胶、古塔胶、树胶、石棉、云母及这些材料的代用品；生产用成型塑料和树脂制品；包装、填充和绝缘用材料；非金属软管和非金属柔性管。Unprocessed and semi-processed rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica and substitutes for all these materials; plastics and resins in extruded form for use in manufacture; packing, stopping and insulating materials; flexible pipes, tubes and hoses, not of metal.

Category 18: 皮革和人造皮革；动物皮；行李箱和背包；雨伞和阳伞；手杖；鞭，马具和鞍具；动物用项圈、皮带和衣服。 Leather and imitations of leather; animal skins and hides; luggage and carrying bags; umbrellas and parasols; walking sticks; whips, harness and saddlery; collars, leashes and clothing for animals.

Category 19: 非金属的建筑材料；建筑用非金属硬管；柏油，沥青；可移动非金属建筑物；非金属纪念碑。 Materials, not of metal, for building and construction; rigid pipes, not of metal, for building; asphalt, pitch, tar and bitumen; transportable buildings, not of metal; monuments, not of metal.

Category 20: 家具，镜子，相框；存储或运输用非金属容器；未加工或半加工的骨、角、鲸骨或珍珠母；贝壳；海泡石；黄琥珀。 Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; containers, not of metal, for storage or transport; unworked or semi-worked bone, horn, whalebone or mother-of-pearl; shells; meerschaum; yellow amber.

Category 21: 家用或厨房用器具和容器；烹饪用具和餐具（刀、叉、匙除外）；梳子和海绵；刷子（画笔除外）；制刷原料；清洁用具；未加工或半加工玻璃（建筑用玻璃除外）；玻璃器皿、瓷器和陶器。 Household or kitchen utensils and containers; cookware and tableware, except forks, knives and spoons; combs and sponges; brushes, except paintbrushes; brush-making materials; articles for cleaning purposes; unworked or semi-worked glass, except building glass; glassware, porcelain and earthenware.

Category 22: 绳索和细绳；网；帐篷和防水遮布；纺织品或合成材料制遮篷；帆；运输和储存散装物用麻袋；衬垫填充材料（纸或纸板、橡胶、塑料制除外）；纺织用纤维原料及其替代品。 Ropes and string; nets; tents and tarpaulins; awnings of textile or synthetic materials; sails; sacks for the transport and storage of materials in bulk; padding, cushioning and stuffing materials, except of paper, cardboard, rubber or plastics; raw fibrous textile materials and substitutes therefor.

Category 23: 纺织用纱和线。 Yarns and threads for textile use

Category 24: 织物及其替代品；家庭日用纺织品；纺织品制或塑料制帘。 Textiles and substitutes for textiles; household linen; curtains of textile or plastic.

Category 25: 服装，鞋，帽。 Clothing, footwear, headwear.

Category 26: 花边，编带和刺绣品，缝纫用饰带和蝴蝶结；纽扣，领钩扣，饰针和缝针；人造花；发饰；假发。 Lace, braid and embroidery, and haberdashery ribbons and bows; buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and needles; artificial flowers; hair decorations; false hair.

Category 27: 地毯，地席，亚麻油地毡及其他铺在已建成地板上的材料；非纺织品制壁挂。Carpets, rugs, mats and matting, linoleum and other materials for covering existing floors; wall hangings, not of textile.

Category 28: 游戏器具和玩具；视频游戏装置；体育和运动用品；圣诞树用装饰品。Games, toys and playthings; video game apparatus; gymnastic and sporting articles; decorations for Christmas trees.

Category 29: 肉，鱼，家禽和野味；肉汁；腌渍、冷冻、干制及煮熟的水果和蔬菜；果冻，果酱，蜜饯；蛋；奶，奶酪，黄油，酸奶和其他奶制品；食用油和油脂。 Meat, fish, poultry and game; meat extracts; preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables; jellies, jams, compotes; eggs; milk, cheese, butter, yogurt and other milk products; oils and fats for food.

Category 30: 咖啡、茶、可可及其代用；米，意式面食，面条；食用淀粉和西米；面粉和谷类制品；面包、糕点和甜食；巧克力；冰淇淋，果汁刨冰和其他食用冰；糖，蜂蜜，糖浆；鲜酵母，发酵粉；食盐，调味料，香辛料，腌制香草；醋，调味酱汁和其他调味品；冰（冻结的水）。 Coffee, tea, cocoa and substitutes therefor; rice, pasta and noodles; tapioca and sago; flour and preparations made from cereals; bread, pastries and confectionery; chocolate; ice cream, sorbets and other edible ices; sugar, honey, treacle; yeast, baking-powder; salt, seasonings, spices, preserved herbs; vinegar, sauces and other condiments; ice (frozen water).

Category 31: 未加工的农业、水产养殖业、园艺、林业产品；未加工的谷物和种子；新鲜水果和蔬菜，新鲜芳香草本植物；草木和花卉；种植用球茎、幼苗和种子；活动物；动物的饮食；麦芽。 Raw and unprocessed agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural and forestry products; raw and unprocessed grains and seeds; fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh herbs; natural plants and flowers; bulbs, seedlings and seeds for planting; live animals; foodstuffs and beverages for animals; malt.

Category 32: 啤酒；无酒精饮料；矿泉水和汽水；水果饮料及果汁；糖浆及其他用于制作无酒精饮料的制剂。 Beers; non-alcoholic beverages; mineral and aerated waters; fruit beverages and fruit juices; syrups and other preparations for making non-alcoholic beverages.

Category 33: 酒精饮料（啤酒除外）；制饮料用酒精制剂。 Alcoholic beverages, except beers; alcoholic preparations for making beverages.

Category 34: 烟草和烟草代用品；香烟和雪茄；电子烟和吸烟者用口腔雾化器；烟具；火柴。Tobacco and tobacco substitutes; cigarettes and cigars; electronic cigarettes and oral vaporizers for smokers; smokers’ articles; matches.

Category 35: 广告；商业经营、组织和管理；办公事务。 Advertising; business management, organization and administration; office functions.

Category 36: 金融，货币和银行服务；保险服务；不动产事务。 Financial, monetary and banking services; insurance services; real estate services.

Category 37: 建筑服务；安装和修理服务；采矿，石油和天然气钻探。 Construction services; installation and repair services; mining extraction, oil and gas drilling.

Category 38: 电信服务。 Telecommunications services.

Category 39: 运输；商品包装和贮藏；旅行安排。 Transport; packaging and storage of goods; travel arrangement.

Category 40: 材料处理；废物和垃圾的回收利用；空气净化和水处理；印刷服务；食物和饮料的防腐处理。 Treatment of materials; recycling of waste and trash; air purification and treatment of water; printing services; food and drink preservation.

Category 41: 教育；提供培训；娱乐；文体活动。 Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.

Category 42: 科学技术服务和与之相关的研究与设计服务；工业分析、工业研究和工业品外观设计服务；质量控制和质量认证服务；计算机硬件与软件的设计与开发。 Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis, industrial research and industrial design services; quality control and authentication services; design and development of computer hardware and software.

Category 43: 提供食物和饮料服务；临时住宿。 Services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodation.

Category 44: 医疗服务；兽医服务；人或动物的卫生和美容服务；农业、水产养殖、园艺和林业服务。 Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals; agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture and forestry services.

Category 45: 法律服务；为有形财产和个人提供实体保护的安全服务；由他人提供的为满足个人需要的私人和社会服务。 Legal services; security services for the physical protection of tangible property and individuals; dating services, online social networking services; funerary services; babysitting.

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