Trademark registration pre-inquiry

Trademark inquiry refers to whether the trademark registration applicant or his agent is the same as the trademark with prior rights before filing an application for registration. or approximate query work. The scope of the query is limited to registered trademarks and trademarks under application that have entered the Trademark Office database since the date of query. The results have no legal effect and are only for reference. They are not the basis for the Trademark Office to approve or reject the application. 1. Provide the trademark name (including : text, English, numbers, pinyin and graphics) 2. Provide specific product names or service items, and our staff will confirm the categories and groups. 3. Trademark name approval (the staff will perform the specific operation, and then notify the trademark applicant of the verification result)

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Provide valid certification documents of the trademark applicant a. Provide a copy of the business license with the official seal. b. If a natural person applies, provide a copy of the ID card and relevant licenses (enlarged twice for clarity) and a corresponding copy of the individual industrial and commercial household business license or relevant licenses. The natural person should also provide an autograph. c. What should be provided at the same time are: accurate receiving address, postal code, and recipient. So that we can send relevant documents in time

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Handling specific trademark matters 1. The staff will issue a trademark application form and a power of attorney, which will be signed or stamped by the trademark applicant. 2. Process the application fee. 3. Submit a trademark registration application to the Trademark Office.

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Trademark registration formal review Trademark formal review (about 20 days). Trademark formal review refers to the trademark registration authority’s review of whether the documents and procedures for trademark registration are in compliance with legal requirements. If the legal requirements are met, the review agency will assign an application number, determine the application date, and issue a "Registration Acceptance Notice." It is very important to establish the filing date. Since my country's trademark registration adopts the first-to-file principle, once the filing date occurs, it becomes the legal basis for determining trademark rights. The filing date for trademark registration shall be based on the date when the Trademark Office receives the application documents.

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Trademark registration substantive review Trademark substantive review (about 24 months). Trademark substantive review is conducted by the trademark registration authority to determine whether the trademark registration application complies with the provisions of the Trademark Law. A series of activities include inspection, data retrieval, analysis and comparison, investigation and research, and decision to give preliminary approval or reject the application.

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Announcement of the preliminary review of trademark registration.

The Trademark Preliminary Examination Announcement (3 months) refers to the decision to allow registration of a trademark registration application that complies with the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law after review. And be announced in the "Trademark Announcement". If no one raises any objection to a preliminary approval trademark within three months from the date of publication of the preliminary approval announcement, the trademark will be registered, a registration announcement will be published, and a registration certificate will be issued.

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Four steps are required after registration application: trademark search (immediately) - trademark formal review (about 10 days, an acceptance notice is issued, and the trademark can be used) - Trademark substantive examination (about 12 months) - Trademark announcement (3 months) - Receive registration certificate (1 month)