The trademark registration certificate has the same legal effect as the trademark registration certificate. The applicant who issues the trademark registration certificate must be the owner of the registered trademark. Therefore, Bajie editor reminds everyone to keep your trademark registration certificate carefully.
1. Ways to apply for a trademark registration certificate
There are two ways to apply for a trademark registration certificate:
1. Entrust a trademark agency registered with the Trademark Office to handle the application. .
2. Applicants go directly to the Trademark Registration Hall of the Trademark Office (applicants in the Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Park can also go to the Trademark Office’s office in the Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone, the office address is : Administrative Office Hall on the second floor, Haidian District Branch, Beijing Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce, No. 9 Daozuo Temple, Haidian District, Beijing).
2. Procedures for applying for trademark registration certificate
1. If entrusting a trademark agency to handle the matter, the applicant can voluntarily choose any trademark agency registered with the Trademark Office to handle the matter. All trademark agencies registered with the Trademark Office are published in the "Agency" column.
2. If the applicant goes directly to the Trademark Registration Hall of the Trademark Office, the applicant can follow the following steps:
Prepare the application documents → Submit at the acceptance window of the Trademark Registration Hall Application documents→Code at the coding window→Pay the application fee at the payment window
3. Preparation for trademark registration certificate application
When applying for a trademark registration certificate, you should submit The following documents:
1. Provide 1 registration certificate of registered trademark for each application, and submit 1 application form for trademark registration certificate
2. Go directly to the trademark registration hall, Submit a copy of the applicant's business license with the official seal of the unit, a copy of the "Trademark Registration Certificate", and a copy of the person in charge of the application; if entrusting a trademark agency to handle the matter, submit a trademark agency power of attorney.
Note: The application for international registration certificate should add "G" before the international registration number and indicate the category of the application.
IV. Payment of fees for trademark registration certificate
If a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the matter, the applicant shall pay the trademark registration certificate official fee and agency fee to the trademark agency. The trademark registration certificate fee will be deducted from the advance payment of the trademark agency.
5. Obtaining the Trademark Registration Certificate
If applying directly, the party concerned must go to the Trademark Registration Hall to obtain the Trademark Registration Certificate.
If an agency is entrusted, the Trademark Office will issue the trademark registration certificate to the agency, and the party concerned will receive it from the agency.
Special note: The validity period of a registered trademark is ten years. If a registered trademark expires and needs to be continued to be used, an application for renewal of registration should be made within six months before expiration. If the registrant fails to submit a renewal application during this period, it may do so within the six-month extension period after expiration, but must pay a renewal registration delay fee. If no renewal application is submitted after the extension period expires, the Trademark Office will cancel the registered trademark.
The above is the registration certificate for trademark registration introduced by Bajie editor. I hope it can help you~
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