The Yangquan Acceptance Window for the Trademark Business of the China National Intellectual Property Administration recently began operating in Yangquan, North China's Shanxi province.

It is located on the fourth floor of the Yangquan municipal government service center and can handle trademark registration applications, alterations, transfers, renewals, registration applications for registered trademark rights pledges, and related consulting services. 

Local market entities can thus handle trademark-related affairs without leaving the city. 

Since the beginning of this year, the Yangquan municipal market regulation bureau (municipal intellectual property administration) has been improving its business environment and strengthening the developiment of a strong intellectual property market. 

The bureau has guided the development of branding in key industries, comprehensively developed high-value intellectual property, and instructed foreign trade enterprises to carry out international trademark registration focusing on their core brands.