--- title: "China Trademark Office Action Response, CNIPA | GTC" url: https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/services/trademark-office-action/china description: "Respond to a CNIPA office action with attorney representation. 15 days to respond. Flat-fee quote after a free triage." lang: en --- Image: China flag (https://flagcdn.com/w80/cn.png) Office action response · CNIPA # CNIPA refused your trademark. You have 15 days. Ask CNIPA to review it within 15 days of receipt, or the refusal becomes final. Start My Response: https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/forms/catalog/trademarks-brands/trademark-office-action/CN?ref=b2c Questions first? Ask our attorney. Replies from $150, confirmed in writing after a free review. 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Start My Response: https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/forms/catalog/trademarks-brands/trademark-office-action/CN?ref=b2c - A request to explain or amend CNIPA asks before it refuses. The reply is due 15 days after receipt. Start My Response: https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/forms/catalog/trademarks-brands/trademark-office-action/CN?ref=b2c - An opposition, not a refusal A third party objected to your mark. That is a separate defence at CNIPA. See China Opposition Defence: https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/services/trademark-opposition/china How pricing works ## A flat fee, agreed before any work. 1. 1 ### Free review Send the report. Our attorney reads each objection and tells you the options. 2. 2 ### A fixed price in writing Replies start from $150. You get the fixed price for your reply before any work begins. A hearing or appeal is quoted the same way. 3. 3 ### Office fees at cost Any CNIPA fees are passed through at cost, itemised before you pay. The first flat fee covers - Full review of the CNIPA office action and cited prior marks - Response strategy memo before drafting. You approve the approach - Attorney-drafted response with statutory argumentation - Acquired-distinctiveness evidence package if the refusal turns on distinctiveness - Specification amendments if narrowing helps clear the refusal - CNIPA portal filing on your behalf Know the rules ## How refusals work at CNIPA. CNIPA review fee, filed online (¥750 on paper) ¥675 Kept by approved goods you divide off Same date Of non-use lets you cancel a blocking mark 3 years For all evidence, or it counts as not filed Chinese 2. 1 ### Read the refusal Full or partial, with the grounds and any earlier marks cited. 3. 2 ### Request review or divide Within 15 days of receipt. Dividing lets the approved goods move ahead. 4. 3 ### File the evidence Within 3 months of the request: use in China, market proof, translations. 5. 4 ### Decision, then court CNIPA decides within 9 months. If it refuses, sue within 30 days. Key dates 3. 15 days from receipt Request review of the refusal 4. 15 days from receipt Divide after a partial refusal 5. +3 months Add evidence to the review 6. 9 months CNIPA decides, 3 more if extended 7. 30 days from decision Sue in the People's Court Your deadlines Your situation An estimate counted from the day you received the notice. We confirm the date from CNIPA's notice. Pick a date to see your own deadlines. What you need - The refusal notice and the date you received it - Power of attorney for the Chinese trademark agency - Evidence of use in China, for a distinctiveness refusal - Chinese translation of every foreign document Common mistake ### Counting 15 days too late The clock starts on receipt, and the law gives only 15 days. Common mistake ### Ignoring the blocking mark Unused for 3 years in a row? A cancellation request may clear the way. Common objections - Article 30 Prior conflicting mark - Article 11 Lack of distinctiveness - Article 10 Prohibited signs Official sources (4) - CNIPA: Trademark fees (English): https://english.cnipa.gov.cn/col/col3005/index.html - CNIPA: Trademark Law of the PRC (2026 revision, in force 1 January 2027): https://www.cnipa.gov.cn/art/2026/6/26/art_95_206942.html - Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China (amended 2019), WIPO Lex: https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/19559 - Regulations for the Implementation of the Trademark Law of the PRC (2014), WIPO Lex: https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/15011 The team on your file ## Your attorney, and a team behind every step. Our attorney reviews the refusal and files the review request with CNIPA. Your account team tracks the 15-day deadline. - Your Account Manager Your day-to-day contact. Knows your file, so every conversation starts where the last one ended. - Your Senior Account Manager Senior oversight on strategy and anything that escalates, so nothing important slips. Lead attorney Janice Chen China Attorney CNIPA agent of record View profile https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/team/janice-chen Rajatpreet Singh Modi, profile: https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/team/rajatpreet-singh-modi Zaman Zaidi, profile: https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/team/zaman-zaidi Paul Ditmyer, profile: https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/team/paul-ditmyer Petyo Petkov, profile: https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/team/petyo-petkov Maryam Noor, profile: https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/team/maryam-noor Snehaja Rana, profile: https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/team/snehaja-rana +4: https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/lawyers The wider GTC team Attorneys and legal specialists supporting your matter. Meet our team (https://globaltrademarkcompany.com/lawyers) In their words > Rajat has expertly guided me through the process of registering my company in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and more. Currently, he is safeguarding my business interests on a global scale. His dedication and expertise are unmatched. Darius Tay, Indonesia Excellent Trustpilot (https://www.trustpilot.com/review/globaltrademark.co) Chinese office action questions ## What owners ask about a CNIPA refusal. No. Within 15 days of receiving the partial refusal, you can divide the application. The approved goods move on with the original filing date, and you can seek review for the rest. ## Got a CNIPA refusal notice? Send it to our attorney. Share the notice or your application number. Our attorney replies with your options and a flat fee. A reply within one business day. ## An objection from another office, or need the next step? 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