Article: 1st Ld-Writethru: Over 3 mln trademarks registered in China

1st Ld-Writethru: Over 3 mln trademarks registered in China

BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- China made progress in its battle to protect intellectual property rights (IPR) last year with better implementation of relevant laws and regulations, the State Intellectual Property Office said here on Thursday.

By the end of 2007, China's registered trademarks have surpassed 3 million, according to a press conference of the Information Office of the State Council here on Thursday.

In 2007 alone, the Trademark Office under the State Administration for Industry and Commerce received 708,000 trademark registration applications. Of these, 405,000 have been examined and 263,000 ratified.

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