On January 19, 2018, the "Trademark Administration Symposium" (the Symposium), which is convened by the State Administration for Industry & Commerce (SAIC), is held in Beijing.

The Symposium explores the possibility on the matters below:

Making the trademark register available to the public;

Offering access to the trademark registration procedure database;

Streamlining the procedure of modification of trademark application/registration, trademark assignment and renewal;

Approaches to rein in stockpile of trademark applications and regulate trademark transactions.

Wanhuida Senior Partner Dr. Huang Hui attends the Symposium and offers his input on the topics.