Direct answer
A refusal review is the procedure by which a trademark applicant challenges CNIPA’s refusal of its registration application. It addresses a refusal decision; it is not the same as opposing another applicant’s preliminarily published mark.
Identify the decision being reviewed
The CNIPA public-service guide has a separate section for a refusal-review application. It lists the refusal notice and service evidence among key materials and describes additional documents for a Madrid designation refused in China. A complete intake should identify the application number, refused goods or services, grounds cited and how the notice was served. A portal status alone does not identify the review window.
Build arguments from the stated ground
If the refusal cites an earlier mark, a professional may need to examine the cited record, goods and relevant rights. If it concerns a condition of registration, different evidence may matter. The review should respond to the actual reasoning, not simply repeat a sales pitch for the applicant’s brand. Keep each asserted fact tied to a source or dated business record; unsupported claims about market recognition or prior use can undermine a response.
Keep subsequent routes separate
A refusal-review decision may itself be unfavorable. The CNIPA guide describes further judicial review in the applicable conditions, but the recipient and service date of the decision matter. This page does not determine whether a case qualifies, calculate a live deadline or predict an outcome. The business should ask for a written decision on review and any separate filing strategy before the time for action expires.
Questions to put in a case brief
- Was the original application wholly or partly refused?
- Which paragraph of the notice explains the ground?
- How was service documented?
- Who is instructed to prepare review arguments and evidence?
Legal timing and limits
The 2019 amended Trademark Law is the applicable law on this source-check date. The 2026 revised Trademark Law was enacted in June 2026 and is scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2027. A matter crossing that date needs the governing text and any final implementing measures checked again; this guide does not apply the future law early.
This page is ChanYond’s independent explanation of public source material, not an official CNIPA or WIPO statement. Exact procedural deadlines, eligibility, fees and available remedies must be checked against the actual notice, the current official instructions and the facts of the matter. A filing or registration outcome is never guaranteed.
Official sources and scope
The links below are the official materials checked on 2 November 2026. For a particular matter, check the operative text, any implementing measures and the actual notice before acting.