On October 9, 2021, China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued Announcement No. 453 to adjust the current way of issuing trademark registration certificates.

1. As of January 1, 2022, trademark registration certificate generated from registration and other trademark applications will be issued in electronic form:  for trademark applications submitted in paper form, "Notice of Obtaining a Trademark Registration Certificate" will be issued and the registrant could obtain an electronic trademark registration certificate by logging in the website of Trademark Office of CNIPA according to the specified website address and extraction code provided in the notice; for trademark applications submitted in electronic form, the registrant could log in the Trademark Online Service System to obtain an electronic trademark registration certificate.

2. transitional period from October 15 to December 31, 2021 has been set. For trademark applications submitted in paper form, "Notice of Obtaining a Trademark Registration Certificate" will be issued and the registrant could obtain an electronic trademark registration certificate by logging in the website of Trademark Office of CNIPA according to the specified website address and extraction code provided in the notice and, at the same time, the paper trademark registration certificate also will be issued; for trademark applications submitted in electronic form, the way of issuing trademark registration certificate remains unchanged for the time being.