According to the national working conference on administration for industry and commerce, the number of pending cases has dropped significantly in 2009.
As of November 18, 2009, the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (TRAB) of State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) resolved 31,708 cases, 24,228 of which related to rejected applications. The period of pending was curtailed to 3 years from 13 years in early 2008, registering a 10-year slide.
As of the end of November 2009, SAIC examined 1.3006 million trademark applications, up 109.29% year on year; resolved 22,700 dispute cases, up 128.37%; registered a cumulative 4.1599 million trademarks, leading the world in trademark applications, examinations and living trademark registrations.
(By Zhang Haizhi)

中国商标评审案件积压明显缓解
本报讯  2009年12月24日，记者在全国工商行政管理工作会议上获悉，2009年，中国商标评审工作取得重大进展，审理商标评审案件3.3万件，商标评审案件积压问题得到明显缓解。
据了解，近年来，中国国家工商总局采取一系列措施着力提高商标评审工作。截至２００９年11月18日，中国国家工商总局商评委共审理3.1708万件商标评审案件，其中驳回复审案件2.4228万件。复杂案件积压周期由2008年年初的13年缩短为目前的3年，案件积压周期缩短了10年，审理周期过长的局面得到扭转。
截至２００９年１１月底，国家工商总局商标局共审查商标注册申请１３０．０６万件、同比增长１０９．２９％，裁定商标异议案件２．２７万件、同比增长１２８．３７％。据悉，中国累计注册商标总量４１５．９９万件，商标申请量、审查量、有效商标注册量均位居世界第一。(张海志)