> Source: https://chinaipmark.com/blog/check-china-trademark-status/ > Updated: 2026-09-23 Guide # How to Check China Trademark Application Status September 23, 2026 By ChinaIPMark ![How to Check China Trademark Application Status](https://chinaipmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/blog-city-1024x630.jpg) You can check the status of a China trademark application through CNIPA or your agency. The stages run from filing to formal examination, substantive examination, publication and registration, and the status tells you exactly where the case stands. ## The statuses you will see - **Filing received:** application number issued - **Formal examination:** documents being checked - **Substantive examination:** conflicts and grounds being reviewed - **Published:** open to opposition for 3 months - **Registered:** certificate issued ## Where to check CNIPA runs the official trademark database, and your agency can pull the status directly. For clients with filings in progress, we send English updates at each stage, so you never have to decode a Chinese interface. If you have an application number and want an update, [send it to us](https://chinaipmark.com/contact/). ## What to do while you wait The 4-month substantive examination is not a quiet period. Add [monitoring](https://chinaipmark.com/pricing/) to catch conflicting applications, and prepare for the publication stage so you can act if an opposition appears. Waiting passively is how brands lose the race they already entered. ## About this guide Written by the ChinaIPMark team in Changsha, China. We help overseas brands register China trademarks and design patents, and all official filings are prepared and submitted by CNIPA-registered partner agencies. **Sources:** This guide references [CNIPA](https://english.cnipa.gov.cn/) official fee schedules and examination guidance, and [WIPO](https://www.wipo.int/) materials where an international route applies. Figures are current as of the update date shown above. **Disclaimer:** This guide is general information, not legal advice. Filing outcomes are never guaranteed. See our [Terms of Service](https://chinaipmark.com/terms/) and [Privacy Policy](https://chinaipmark.com/privacy-policy/). ## Related guides - [Should You File a Defensive China Trademark?](https://chinaipmark.com/blog/defensive-trademark-china/) - [Protect Your Logo in China Manufacturing](https://chinaipmark.com/blog/protect-logo-china-manufacturing/) - [Do EU or US Trademarks Protect You in China?](https://chinaipmark.com/blog/overseas-trademark-china-protection/) - [China Trademark for Cosmetics and Skincare Brands](https://chinaipmark.com/blog/china-trademark-cosmetics-brands/) - [How to Claim Trademark Priority in China](https://chinaipmark.com/blog/how-to-claim-trademark-priority-china/) ## Services - [China trademark registration](https://chinaipmark.com/trademark-registration/) - [China design patent](https://chinaipmark.com/design-patent/) - [Pricing](https://chinaipmark.com/pricing/) ## Get a quote Tell us about your brand and receive a clear quote within 24 hours. [Contact us](https://chinaipmark.com/contact/) Read next ## Keep reading October 16, 2026 ### [Should You File a Defensive China Trademark?](https://chinaipmark.com/blog/defensive-trademark-china/) A defensive filing holds a class or a lookalike you are not using. Worth it in crowded classes,… [Read guide](https://chinaipmark.com/blog/defensive-trademark-china/) October 16, 2026 ### [Protect Your Logo in China Manufacturing](https://chinaipmark.com/blog/protect-logo-china-manufacturing/) A logo needs its own application. File the word mark first, then the visual asset. What CNIPA needs,… [Read guide](https://chinaipmark.com/blog/protect-logo-china-manufacturing/) October 16, 2026 ### [Do EU or US Trademarks Protect You in China?](https://chinaipmark.com/blog/overseas-trademark-china-protection/) A US, EU, UK or Australian registration has no legal effect in China. What your overseas mark can… [Read guide](https://chinaipmark.com/blog/overseas-trademark-china-protection/)