Trademark application is not free, and the general fee is around 1,600
Information required for trademark registration:
Individual registration, provide copies of individual license and ID card
For company registration, provide a copy of the company license with the official seal
You can get the acceptance letter in about one month
You can get the registration certificate in about one and a half years. The period of use is 10 years
1. Conditions for trademark registration
(1) The following words and graphics shall not be used in trademarks (Trademark Law Article 8 1-9)
1. Identical or similar to the country name, national flag, national emblem, military flag, and medals of the People's Republic of China;
2. Same as the country name, national flag, national emblem, military flag, The same or similar medals;
3. The same or similar flags, emblems or names of intergovernmental international organizations;
4. The same as “Red Cross” and “Red Crescent” "The same or similar logo and name;
5. The common name and graphics of the product;
6. Directly indicating the quality, main raw materials, functions, uses, weight, Quantity and other characteristics;
7. Ethnically discriminatory;
8. Exaggerated propaganda and deceptive;
9. Harmful It has other adverse effects on socialist morals or customs.
(2) When applying for trademark registration, the product category and product name using the trademark should be filled in according to the prescribed product classification. If the same applicant uses the same trademark on different categories of goods, he or she should file a registration application according to the commodity classification table; if the registered trademark needs to be used on other goods of the same category, a separate registration application should be filed; if the registered trademark needs to change the text or graphics A new registration application should be submitted; if a registered trademark needs to change the name, address, or other registration matters of the registrant, a change application should be submitted.
(3) The protection period of a registered trademark is 10 years, calculated from the date of approval of registration;
(4) In accordance with the provisions of the Trademark Law, the applicant shall register a pharmaceutical trademark , should be accompanied by certification documents issued by the health administrative department;
(5) When applying for trademark registration of cigarettes, cigars and packaged cut tobacco, certification documents approving production by the national tobacco authority should be attached;
(6) When applying for other products for which the country stipulates that registered trademarks must be used, the approval documents from the relevant national competent authorities should be attached.