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Your trademark registration was successful, but do you know how to use it?

Many customers have such a question, will everything be fine once they get the "Trademark Registration Certificate"? The answer is no. Looking at the current trademark use market, trademark disputes and other situations still emerge in endlessly, so It took a lot of hard work to get the coveted trademark registration certificate. How can it be done if you don’t use it properly? So how to use it correctly and effectively?

First of all, if the trademark is successfully registered, you can enjoy the following 8 rights

1. Right to use: The trademark registrant has the right to use the registered trademark after approval Use the trademark on goods and services and use the trademark in related business activities.

2. Right to license: The trademark registrant has the right to license others to use its registered trademark by signing a trademark license contract in accordance with legal provisions.

3. Exclusive rights: The trademark registrant has exclusive rights to its registered trademark. No other person may use a trademark that is identical or similar to the registered trademark on the same or similar goods or services without permission. .

4. Investment rights: Trademark registrants have the right to invest in their registered trademarks as intangible assets in accordance with legal provisions and legal procedures.

5. Right of transfer: Trademark registrants have the right to transfer their registered trademarks to others with or without compensation through legal procedures.

6. Right of prohibition: The trademark registrant has the right to stop others from using the same or similar trademarks as their registered trademarks on the same or similar goods or services without authorization.

7. Pledge rights: Trademark registrants have the right to establish pledges of their registered trademarks in business activities.

8. Inheritance rights: As intangible property, trademarks can be inherited by their legal heirs according to the order of property inheritance.

Secondly, what precautions should be taken when using a trademark?

1. You are not allowed to change the name, address or other registration matters of the registered trademark; if the name, address of the registered trademark is changed, If a change occurs, an application for change of registered trademark should be submitted to the Trademark Office in a timely manner.

2. If a trademark registrant uses its registered trademark beyond the scope of goods or services approved by the "Trademark Registration Certificate" and indicates the registered mark_, it is an illegal act of passing off a registered trademark.

3. Registered trademarks should be used strictly in accordance with the approved trademark pattern and approved goods or services on the "Trademark Registration Certificate".

4. You are not allowed to change the text font, graphics or combination of registered trademarks on your own; if there are any changes, you must resubmit a registration application in accordance with the law.

5. The trademark registrant can transfer the trademark to others. The transferor and the transferee should sign an agreement and submit a transfer application to the Trademark Office at the same time. After the Trademark Office reviews and issues a "Trademark Transfer Certificate", the trademark rights will belong to the transferee.

6. A registered trademark is valid for ten years. If you need to continue to use it, you should apply for renewal with the Trademark Office one year in advance.

7. The trademark registrant has the obligation to use the registered trademark. If a registered trademark ceases to be used for three consecutive years without justifiable reasons from the date of approval, anyone has the right to request cancellation.

8. Registered trademarks can be valued and pledged. In the case of pledge, the pledgor and the pledgee also need to sign a written pledge contract, and simultaneously submit an application for pledge registration to the Trademark Office, and the Trademark Office will make an announcement.

9. A trademark registrant can license others to use its registered trademark by signing a trademark license contract. The licensor shall file and submit the filing materials to the Trademark Office within the validity period of the license contract, and the Trademark Office shall make an announcement. The trademark use license shall not be used against bona fide third parties without registration. The licensee shall ensure the quality of the goods using the registered trademark and must indicate the name of the licensee and the origin of the goods on the goods using the registered trademark.

10. A registered trademark is an intangible asset and can last forever if renewed every ten years. Registrants should use it in a standardized manner and continue to use it to maximize its value. Trademark registration