China Trademark Refusal — 15-Day Review Deadline Tracker
If CNIPA refused your application and did not publish it, you have only 15 calendar days from receipt of the notice to apply for reexamination (复审) — the period cannot be extended. Enter the dates below to get your exact deadlines.
No extension is available. If the 15-day review is not filed on time, the refusal takes effect, the mark is not registered, and your only path is a fresh application (losing your filing date). Act the day you receive the notice.
Your deadlines
Step
Deadline
Time left
File reexamination (复审) 15 calendar days from receipt; day 1 is the day after receipt
Sue at court (行政诉讼) 30 calendar days from receipt of the reexamination decision
Prepare with the review request
The refusal (office-action) notice and application number
Reexamination application stating the grounds and arguments against the refusal
Supporting evidence: distinctiveness acquired through use, sales/advertising figures, market surveys, coexistence, corrected goods items, etc.
The trademark image and, if an agent files, a signed Power of Attorney
Chinese translations of any foreign-language evidence
Deadlines are calculated in calendar days. If the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or an official Chinese public holiday, the period rolls to the first following working day — always verify against the official State-Council holiday schedule.
How the period is counted
The day of receipt is not counted; day 1 is the following day, so the 15-day deadline = receipt date + 15 days.
Days are calendar days (weekends included), not working days.
If the final day is a weekend or statutory holiday, it extends to the next working day.
The 15-day review is decided by CNIPA's review board; a further appeal to the Beijing IP Court is within 30 days of that decision.