What is the process for trademark registration now? How long does it take to register a trademark? The editor has brought you relevant knowledge about trademark registration, which may be what you need. What are the regulations on the trademark registration process and time?

1. Design? Before applying for trademark registration, you can entrust our company or design by yourself. When designing a trademark, you should pay attention to the following points: (1) Originality, that is, the design of the trademark must be innovative; on the one hand, it must meet the requirements for distinctiveness, and on the other hand, a creative trademark can easily expand the visibility of the product and quickly occupy the market. (2) The name of the trademark should avoid being associated with the function of the product. (3) The design of the trademark should highlight the theme and be reasonably laid out.

2. Inquiry? Trademark inquiry usually refers to an inquiry about trademark information conducted by a trademark registration applicant before applying to register a trademark, in order to understand whether there are any prior trademark rights that may conflict with the trademark he is applying for. . It takes a long time for a trademark to be applied for and approved for registration. If the trademark registration application is rejected, on the one hand, the trademark registration fee will be lost, and on the other hand, it will take longer to reapply for a registered trademark, and it is still unknown whether the re-application will be approved for registration. Therefore, it is best for applicants to conduct a trademark search to understand the status of prior rights before applying to register a trademark. There are two types of inquiry services: one is internal inquiry service; the other is agency government inquiry service, which takes 7-14 working days.

3. Application? Submit the trademark registration application documents to the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department.

4. Acceptance? After the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department receives the trademark registration application materials, it will give an application number and issue an acceptance notice. It will take about one week.

5. Review? Trademark review is divided into two processes: formal review and substantive review. Formal examination means that before examining the application, the Trademark Registry will examine the application form and all attachments in detail to see whether the required parts of the form have been completed, whether the relevant information is correct, and whether the required information is incomplete. If everything is in order, the application process will enter the next stage (substantive examination stage). After the substantive examination is completed to check the deficiencies of the application and confirm that all the information is complete, the Trademark Registry will check the trademark records to determine whether other merchants have registered or applied for registration of the same or similar goods or services. 's trademark. The Trademark Registry will also check whether the trademark concerned complies with the registration requirements stipulated in the Trademark Ordinance. If approved, the application process will enter the next stage (the gazette announcement stage).

6. Announcement? After the Trademark Registry approves the application, it will be announced in the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Gazette for a period of three months. If no one raises any objection, the trademark can be successfully registered.

7. Registration? If there is no objection to the trademark announcement or the objection is ruled untenable, the registration is successful. Under normal circumstances, it takes about 6 months to obtain the registration certificate. After successful registration, it will be valid for 10 years and can be renewed on time six months before expiration. How to apply for a registered trademark online?

1. Applicant

Trademark applicants can directly submit online trademark applications, or they can entrust a trademark agency to handle the application. Applicants who directly submit online trademark applications must comply with the provisions of Article 4 of the Trademark Law, do not violate the provisions of Article 18 of the Trademark Law, and have the technical conditions to pay the trademark application fee online. Trademark agency organizations that handle online trademark applications should be registered by the enterprise registration authority in accordance with the law and filed with the Trademark Office.

2. Online applications that are not accepted

Due to technical reasons, trademark applicants or trademark agency organizations are not allowed to submit online applications under the following circumstances:

(1) ) Trademark registration applications regulated by the "Notes for Natural Persons Handling Trademark Registration Applications" published by the Trademark Office;

(2) Trademark registration applications with priority claims;

(3) Application for trademark registration of portraits;

(4) Application for trademark registration of collective trademarks and certification marks;

(5) The designated goods or services are not included in the "Similar Products" and Service Differentiation Table";

(6) Trademark registration applications submitted by foreigners or foreign enterprises as trademark applicants or patent applicants without entrusting a trademark agency organization. Trademark applicants from my country’s Hong Kong, Macao Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan shall refer to this provision.

(7) Other trademark registration applications that are temporarily not suitable for online application.

3. Payment of Fees

If a trademark applicant directly submits an online trademark application, he or she shall use the bank card of the person or the payer entrusted by him or her to pay the fee online immediately when submitting the online trademark application. Trademark fees must be paid in full; trademark agency organizations that apply for trademarks online must pay trademark fees in full in advance. If the Trademark Office has other regulations on payment methods, such regulations shall prevail.

IV. Other matters needing attention

If a trademark applicant directly submits a trademark online application, the Trademark Office will be deemed to have received the electronic application data that meets the requirements and the payment of the trademark application fee in full. The application is submitted successfully; if a trademark agency organization acts as an agent to apply for a trademark online, the application is deemed to have been successfully submitted when the Trademark Office receives electronic application data that meets the requirements.

If you submit a trademark online application, the date of trademark application shall be the date when the Trademark Office receives the successfully submitted electronic application data. How much does it cost to register a trademark (for reference only)

Registration fees are charged according to category and number, and the fee for each trademark in each category is:

1,900 yuan (valid for ten years, including ten years Fees, domestic companies or individuals, including 1,000 state fees and 900 agency fees)

3,000 yuan (valid for ten years, including ten years of fees, foreign companies or individuals, including 1,000 state fees and 900 agency fees) 2000)

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