The goods and services of the trademark are classified into 45 categories, of which categories 1-34 belong to the commodity classification and 35-45 belong to the service classification. There are group classification details under the major categories, which are commonly referred to as subcategories. How to query trademark subcategories? Small categories contain many specific goods or services. Before registering a trademark, first determine the major category it belongs to. Therefore, trademark registration is divided into major categories. ?

The principle of registration of domestic trademarks in China is that a trademark registered in a class is counted as one trademark, and one application form must be submitted, that is, one form per class. If a trademark is registered in two categories, it means two trademarks, and two registration applications must be submitted, and so on. A trademark can have 10 items in one category. If there are more than 10 items, the Trademark Office will charge an additional item fee for each additional item. ?

How to conduct a trademark sub-category inquiry? ?

1. Inquiry based on the "Trademark Registration Classification Table"?

As for the trademark category, let's learn about some of its selection skills. First, we must clarify our business scope. You can refer to your company's business license to make a selection and quickly find a suitable category. When we choose a trademark category, there will be a reference "Trademark Registration Classification Table", which divides trademarks into major categories and sub-categories. You can check the trademark category specifically. ?

2. Determine the industry of the goods or services to be registered as a trademark?

First of all, we need to figure out which industry our goods (services) belong to. Whether the trademark to be registered is goods or services. In the "Trademark Registration Classification Table", categories 1-34 are commodity classifications, and categories 35-45 are service classifications. Then our first step is done, confirm the attributes of your product, and then join the team. ?

3. Determine the core category and then select the sub-category?

When we have determined whether the goods we registered are services or goods, then we will do the subtraction and then filter the goods ( The core category of "service" is the category that best matches your product (service). We choose the service category that best matches our product among these categories. Once you’ve decided, choose a subcategory. According to the definition of each sub-category, the trademark category is finally selected. ?

4. Select the relevant category of goods (services)?

You must have heard that someone’s trademark has been registered. Yes, if you have no awareness of trademark protection, your trademark can easily be registered by others, so when we register a trademark, we should also register the relevant categories of the trademark. Many companies will register all 45 categories.

5. Check whether the trademark is registered?

We have analyzed how to choose the categories of trademarks, but we still don’t know whether these categories are registered. Therefore, before we register a trademark, we need to conduct trademark inquiries on the categories we have targeted. We need to check whether the trademark is identical, similar and distinctive in order to increase the chance of successful trademark registration. ?

It should be noted that if the trademark is not successfully registered, the fee is non-refundable. As long as the trademark registration applicant submits a trademark registration application to the Trademark Office and the Trademark Office examiner also conducts the corresponding review work, the trademark registration fee has been incurred regardless of whether the trademark registration is successful or not, so it cannot be refunded.