People will do all kinds of activities, and furniture is the most common appliance that people need. By definition, furniture refers to the categories of appliances and facilities that are essential for human beings to maintain normal life, engage in production practice and carry out social activities. Furniture is also developing and innovating with the pace of the times. Up to now, there are many kinds, different materials, complete varieties and different uses, which is an important foundation for establishing working and living space.
before the furniture trademark transfer transaction, the enterprise needs to make clear the category of its trademark. What I found in Bajie Zhichan's website is that trademarks belong to category 2, including furniture, mirrors and photo frames; Raw or semi-processed bones, horns, whale bones or mother-of-pearl; Shells; Sepiolite; Yellow amber; Non-metallic containers for storage or transportation.
As the image symbol of a company, furniture trademarks can be more easily accepted and remembered by consumers. Moreover, trademarks are transferable, and it is legally effective for a trademark registrant to transfer his own trademark to others as long as he goes through legal procedures within the validity period of the registered trademark. Under normal circumstances, furniture trademark transfer transactions need to conform to certain principles:
① trademarks follow the principle of voluntary application. You don't have to apply for a trademark, but for the future development of your own enterprise, a trademark is also essential. But in some special industries, trademarks are compulsory.
② the principle of prior trademark application. Whoever applies first will have the exclusive right to use the trademark. Many people mistakenly think that if they use the trademark first, they will have the exclusive right to use the trademark. In fact, this is not the case. Legally speaking, enterprises or individuals who apply first have an advantage.
③ the registration principle of trademark application principle. The exclusive right to use a trademark is obtained through registration. No matter whether the trademark is used or not, as long as it conforms to the provisions of the trademark and is approved and registered by the trademark authority, the applicant obtains the exclusive right to use the trademark and is protected by law.
in practice, a large number of registered trademarks are transferred and registered by contract. To transfer a registered trademark, certain procedures should be performed according to law, and the transfer registration can only take effect after it is approved by the Trademark Office. Transferring a registered trademark without going through the relevant formalities with the Trademark Office is an act of transferring a registered trademark by itself. According to the provisions of Article 44 of the Trademark Law, it will be subject to administrative punishment, and in serious cases, the registered trademark may be revoked.
In addition, according to the provisions of Article 4 of the Trademark Law, the main qualifications of domestic trademark registration applicants applying for commodity trademarks and service trademarks are: "natural persons, legal persons and other organizations." That is to say, registered trademarks generally need a business license now.