Trademarks are very important to the development of brands or enterprises. The bigger the company, the higher the importance it attaches to trademarks. Many people will pay attention to the process of trademark transfer, among which the preliminary examination announcement is a very important link in trademark transfer. Then, how long will it take for the trademark transfer to be announced in the first instance? How long does it take for the first-instance announcement of trademark transfer? The announcement period for the preliminary examination of trademarks is 3 months. The announcement of preliminary examination of a trademark means that the application for trademark registration is approved if it meets the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law after examination. And make an announcement in the trademark announcement. If no objection is raised within three months from the date of the announcement of preliminary examination, the trademark shall be registered and a registration announcement shall be issued at the same time. If no objection is raised within three months or the objection is ruled invalid, the trademark will take effect and a registration certificate will be issued. What are the procedures for applying for trademark transfer approval? (1) Submit an application for transfer to the State Trademark Office (in the fixed format of the Trademark Office and signed by both parties), the identity information of the transferor and transferee, the transfer agreement (if the investment is made with a trademark, submit an investment agreement and a trademark value evaluation report, etc.). ), and if you need to entrust others, you need to provide a power of attorney. If the information is in a foreign language, you need to translate it into Chinese; (2) The Trademark Office shall conduct a review after accepting it. The main contents of the review are: whether the transferor is the owner of the trademark and whether he has the right to transfer the trademark; Whether the transferred trademark is legal and valid, whether there is a pledge without the consent of the pledgee, whether there is a record of permission to use it, and whether there are compulsory measures such as being sealed up by the court or other power departments; Whether it conforms to the principle of joint transfer; Whether there are adverse effects; In addition, if the transferor is a state-owned enterprise, the trademark transfer may involve the disposal of state-owned assets and require special approval procedures. How long does it take for the preliminary announcement of trademark transfer? We are here to answer this question for you. If you have more questions about trademark transfer, you can continue to pay attention to Bajie Intellectual Property or contact us by phone.