As of the end of 2008, number of countries and regions filing for trademark registration had increased to 130 from 20 in 1979.  A cumulative total of 530,000 trademarks had been registered, up over 100 times.  In 2008, State Administration for Industry and Commerce processed 17,000 applications for the extension of international registration under the Madrid system, amounting to 130,000 cumulative applications. 2013-07-17