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China Sets World Record for Trademark Registration

Some 270,000 trademarks were registered in China last year, setting a world record. Ma Lianyuan, deputy d irector of the State Intellectual Property Office, said that it is the second time that China has set a record in the number of trademark registrations. The first time was in the year 2000.


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Some 270,000 trademarks were registered in China last year, setting a world record.

Ma Lianyuan, deputy d irector of the State Intellectual Property Office, said that it is the second time that China has set a record in the number of trademark registrations. The first time was in the year 2000.

He said that by the end of 2001, the number of valid registeredtrademarks in China totalled 1.45 million, nearly equal to the number registered in the United States, and in Japan.

According to the deputy director, the country has improved its regulations and tightened supervision of illegal trademark activities. Nearly 38,000 cases were handled last year. ��





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