A study released last week indicates that Chinese businesses are on track to file more foreign trademark applications than U.S. businesses within just a few years. What’s more, a large portion of those applications are going to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which some see as an issue for the PTO and American companies.

But how big a deal is the uptick in Chinese applications really for U.S. organizations and their attorneys? Intellectual property lawyers had varied takes on the development, with some believing the filings could potentially burden the PTO and U.S. businesses.

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