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Central attack survived? Transform the China designation within 3 months

If your basic application or registration falls within the first five years, the International Bureau cancels the international registration — including the China designation. CNIPA lets you transform (变通) it into a national application within 3 months from the cancellation date, and your new Chinese application keeps the original international registration date. Calculate the deadline and the official fee here. Nothing leaves your browser.

China charges per class, with the first 10 items included. If your classes carry different item counts, enter the largest one — the estimate below then errs on the safe side.

Last day to file the transformation with CNIPA
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Official fee (national standards)
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Filing date you keep
Original IR date
CNIPA's conditions for a transformation (all must be met):
  • The international registration was valid in China at the time of cancellation.
  • It was cancelled under Article 6quater of the Madrid Protocol — i.e. the basic mark at your office of origin ceased to have effect.
  • The national application is filed within 3 months of the cancellation date.
  • The mark details match the international registration: IR number, IR date, date of any subsequent designation, the reproduction, the mark name, and the applicant's name and address.
  • The goods/services do not exceed either the scope of protection of the IR or the scope of the cancellation — you can drop items, never add them.
How to file: through a CNIPA-recorded Chinese agent (a foreign attorney cannot file directly), with (1) the transformation request, (2) a power of attorney, (3) a copy of the cancellation notice, and (4) a national application package meeting normal CNIPA requirements. A multi-class IR transformed into separate per-class applications needs a separate transformation package for each class. Official fees follow the national application standard, not the Madrid fee schedule.

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