On March 26, 2026, China’s National Intellectual Property Office (CNIPA) released their 2026 Budget. In 2026, CNIPA plans to examine ≥ 2.30 million patent applications (up 274,000 from 2025) and ≥ 6.28 million trademark applications. CNIPA is aiming for ≥ 5,000 applicants to pass the patent bar examination (up 500 from 2025). CNIPA is budgeting for: · ≥4.5 million trademark change, transfer, and renewal applications,  ≥356,000 trademark review cases, ·average examination period for trademark registration applications is within 4 months, ·the average cycle for classification of invention patent applications is ≤3 months, the average cycle for classification of utility model patent applications is ≤2 months, ≥42,000 trademark or patent pledges (mortgage).

                                                                                                             Source : www. cnipa.gov.cn