CNIPA's answers on priority claims and Madrid marks

To claim priority, submit a written declaration, and at the same time or within three months from the filing date submit the priority documents, including the original and a complete Chinese translation. Without a written declaration, or if the fields for the country or region of application or exhibition, its date, or the application number are incomplete, priority is treated as not claimed. If the priority documents are late or incomplete, or do not suffice to prove the right of priority, the priority is invalid.

Submitting the electronic version together with the online filing is enough.

The priority is invalid.

It is recommended to find substitute goods in the Similar Goods and Services Table, in the same similarity group as the non-standard goods, and to provide a written explanation of the non-standard goods, in order to keep the claim to priority.

Once the time limit has passed, it cannot be done.

This is not limited by the applicant's nationality.

Priority has no correction stage.

Providing the original priority document issued by the office is enough.

The address on the proof of status.

A written explanation describing the situation clearly must be submitted at the same time.

Before registration is approved, a change of agency or document recipient can be filed. For a mark whose registration has been approved, only a change of document recipient can be requested.

An application to cancel an international registration must be filed with CNIPA after three years from the day the refusal period for the international application ends. If refusal review or opposition proceedings are still pending when that period ends, it must be filed after three years from the day CNIPA's decision to allow registration takes effect.

You can apply to the Trademark Office for proof of Madrid international registration. This written proof is issued for the convenience of Madrid registrants and has the same legal effect as a Trademark Registration Certificate. The applicant must be the registrant of the Madrid mark. A registrant that is a foreigner or foreign company must appoint a trademark agency on file with the Trademark Office.

Checked for you: yes, it can.

It has no trademark certificate.

They must be handled together. For international registrations, the change is handled at the International Division.

The notice to provide use evidence goes to the domestic recipient, with a copy to the agency.

It is subject to the same limit.