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How should individuals and companies apply for trademark copyright? [20 15 latest information]
Where a natural person, legal person or other organization needs to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark for goods or services produced, manufactured, processed, selected or distributed, it shall file an application for trademark registration with the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the Trademark Office) according to law. To apply for trademark copyright, you must provide some information and submit it to the State Trademark Office for application. After successful trademark registration, you will have certain copyright on the trademark you applied for. However, according to the provisions of the Trademark Law, a registered trademark cannot conflict with the prior rights of others. So, if someone else uses the same picture as your design as a trademark, you can raise an objection to the Trademark Office. Because you have copyright on the picture, others can't register it as a trademark without your consent. How to apply for trademark copyright? How to apply for trademark copyright: 1. Information to be provided for copyright application and release time: 1. The information required for company application (1) is the company business license and official seal; (2) A copy of the designer's valid certificate; (3) the design of the work; (4) Description of the work (creative thinking and purpose); 2. A copy of the applicant's valid certificate, indicating the information that should be provided for the individual application (1); (2) the design of the work; (3) Description of the work (creative thinking and purpose); It takes about 3 months for the National Copyright Administration to issue the certificate, and it can be issued in about 1 month if it is urgent. 2. Limitation and cost of copyright: The limitation of copyright applied by an individual is 50 years after the death of the individual, and the limitation of copyright applied by a company is 50 years after the first publication. Further reading: What's the difference between applying for a trademark and applying for copyright? Copyright is protected by the copyright law (that is, the copyright law) from the date of completion of the work, and it is not obtained after application. It's called copyright registration, and registration is to pave the way for future infringement lawsuits. The term of protection is 50 years from the date of completion of the work. Not renewable. Trademark is the brand of a product, which can be extended and granted indefinitely after strict examination by the Trademark Office. The term of protection is ten years, which can be extended after the expiration.