Trademark registrations in China in 2017 exceed 5 million, reaching 5.748 million, increasing 55.7%. The application and increasement hit a historical high record. The growth rate of trademark applications reached 20% in 2014 and sustained the number around the level of 20%-30%. Significantly, China's trademark application saw an explosive growth of 55.7% in 2017. By the end of 2017, China trademark applications accumulatively reached 27.842 million, and registrations accumulatively reached 17.301 million, registrations still in force reached 14.92 million, ranking number 1 in the world for consecutively 17 years. Each 10 thousand market entities registered 1520 effective trademarks, a remarkable increasement compared with the figure of 1074 in 2011. Trademark protections were enhanced comprehensively. In 2017, AIC and Market Supervision departments focused on well known trademarks, geographical indications, foreign marks, time honoured brands to strengthen trademark rights protection. About 30 thousands illegal cases investigated by the whole departments, reducing 5.1% compared with previous year. Trademark infringement cases reached 27000, reducing 4.3% compared with the previous year