The Chinese Trademark Law came into force on March 1,1983. It was revised on February 22, 1993 and the revised law came into force on July 1, 1993. On October 27, 2001, it was revised again and the revised law came into force on December 1, 2001. The Implementing Regulations of the Chinese Trademark Law was enforced on September 15, 2002.

China became a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on June 3,1980. On March 19, 1985, China acceded to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Stockholm Act). China became party to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks on October 4, 1989 and the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks on December 1, 1995. China became a party to the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks on August 9, 1994.