Recently, many people want to know the process of trademark application, and want the flowchart and timetable of trademark application. Today, I will teach you a simple six-step method for quickly registering a trademark:

The first step: first determine what products or services your trademark applies to;

Step 2: according to the product or service, determine which trademark you want to register;

Step 3: Take the name of the trademark, and make an approximate inquiry about the trademark. If there is one, it needs to be renamed, otherwise it will not apply for the trademark; We can inquire through the inquiry system of the Trademark Office in official website, or we can send it to an agency to help you inquire.

Step 4: Prepare relevant materials and apply for trademark registration with the Trademark Office;

Step 5: The Trademark Office conducts examination, which is divided into formal examination and substantive examination.

Formal review: the time for formal review is 3-4 months. If the formal examination passes, you will receive a notice of trademark acceptance. If it fails, the trademark will not be accepted.

Substantive review: The time for substantive review is 6-7 months. If the substantive examination meets the requirements, it shall enter the preliminary examination announcement of the trademark and receive the notice of the announcement; if it does not meet the requirements, it shall be rejected.

All trademarks may have trademark rejection, approximation, revocation and objection during the registration process. I believe this is also a question that everyone who registers a trademark wants to know and should pay attention to. After all, it will take at least one year for a trademark registration process to be smooth. No one wants to wait so long to get the news that the trademark can't be registered.

Step 6: Trademark announcement: After the trademark has passed the examination, it will enter the preliminary announcement (note that the time is 3 months). During the initial announcement, if no one raises any objection to the trademark, then the trademark will be registered successfully.

The flow chart of trademark application is as follows:

The above is the flow chart and time of trademark application for intellectual property rights. If there are other questions you don't understand, you can also consult the customer service of Intellectual Property official website.

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