Trademark inquiry refers to the inquiry whether the trademark applied by the applicant for trademark registration or his agent is the same as or similar to the trademark with prior rights before applying for registration. The scope of inquiry is limited to registered trademarks and applied trademarks that have entered the database of the Trademark Office since the date of inquiry. The results have no legal effect and are for reference only, and are not used as the basis for the Trademark Office to approve or reject the application.

There are two kinds of trademark inquiries.

First, query through open database or trademark query software; The second is to inquire through the Tongda Trademark Service Center under the Trademark Office;

Judging from the query results, it is more accurate to query through Tongda Trademark Service Center.

Trademark inquiry is a professional job. You can entrust us to inquire, and we will give you a reply within two working days.

(2) Examination of the form of trademark registration

Trademark form review (about 1 month) refers to whether the documents and procedures applied for trademark registration by the trademark registration authority comply with the law. If it meets the legal requirements, the examination institution will compile the application number, determine the application date and issue a notice of acceptance of registration. It is very important to determine the application date. As the principle of first application is adopted in trademark registration in China, once the application date occurs, it will become the legal basis for determining the trademark right. The date of application for trademark registration shall be the date when the Trademark Office receives the application documents.

(3) substantive examination of trademark registration

The substantive examination of trademarks (about 12 months) is a series of activities, such as checking whether the application for trademark registration conforms to the Trademark Law and related regulations, data retrieval, analysis and comparison, investigation and study, and deciding to give preliminary approval or reject the application.

(4) Announcement on preliminary examination of trademark registration

The announcement of trademark preliminary examination (3 months) refers to the decision to approve the registration of a trademark that meets the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law after examination. And make an announcement in the trademark announcement. If no objection is raised within three months from the date of the announcement of preliminary examination and approval, the trademark shall be registered, and a registration announcement shall be issued at the same time and a registration certificate shall be issued.

Trademark registration takes about 1 year. There is no need to wait until the trademark registration certificate comes down before printing and packaging. You can print it after application, but don't mark the registered trademark with "R" circle.

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