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Can Trademark Registration Be Expedited?

Q&APublished 2026-09-17 · Updated 2026-09-17

There is no statutory "fast track" for trademark registration, and any claim of paid expedited certification is not credible. What you can do is reduce delays caused by corrections and refusals: search in advance, fill in forms properly, and file online.

There is no official expedited channel for trademark registration; the examination timeline for each stage is uniformly scheduled by CNIPA, and any claim by an agency of "paid expedition" or "fast certification through internal channels" is not credible. What an applicant can genuinely do is reduce self-inflicted delays: conduct searches in advance to lower refusal risk, fill in the forms properly to avoid corrections, and choose online filing to speed up circulation.

Why There Is No Expedition

Trademark registration operates under a mechanism of unified examination in the order of filing dates. Statutory periods such as the three-month preliminary approval publication are mandatory procedures that cannot be compressed. The nine-month examination deadline in Article 28 of the Trademark Law is an upper-limit requirement, not a service promise that can be accelerated.

Which "Expedited Services" Are Scams

  • Paid services for "expedited acceptance" or "fast certification": the Notice of Acceptance is normally issued in about one month and requires no paid expedition.
  • "Guaranteed approval" or "internal connections": substantive examination is conducted by examiners in accordance with regulations, leaving no room for discretionary clearance.

Legitimate Ways to Shorten the Overall Timeline

  1. Conduct a similarity search before filing to avoid prior-right obstacles and reduce the time cost of refusals and reviews.
  2. Prepare all materials at once and fill in the forms properly to avoid corrections (a correction typically adds one to two months).
  3. File online: the official fee is lower and documents are served electronically and faster.
  4. File as early as possible: trademark rights are confirmed based on the filing date, and filing one day earlier gives you one more day of priority—this is itself the most effective form of "expedition."

Special Circumstances

For genuinely urgent needs (such as those involving major public interest or urgent litigation), you can discuss alternatives with an agency, such as evidence preservation or interim relief, but the examination procedure itself still cannot be expedited.

In similar situations, it is advisable to first consult a CNIPA-recorded agent on MyTMBee to assess whether a trademark registration evaluation is needed before deciding on the next step.