According to the statistics released from China Trademark Annual Meeting of 2012, the accumulated number of trademark applications reached 10.54 million by the end of June, ranking the first in the world. China is also at the top list in terms of registered trademarks, there were 7.17 million by the end of June 2012, of which 6.09 million are valid registrations.
According to the head of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, trademarks have become an important means of competition for Chinese companies to approach overseas markets. However, he noted that the number of internationally known trademarks in China is still low and trademark rights protection needs to be further improved. There is still much space for trademark to serve the economy and promote the development of the enterprises.
It is noted that the first trademark law was adopted in August 1982, which was the first intellectual property law after China adopted the reform and open-up policy.
