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 that enjoyed the prior right before applying for registration.
4. Preparation of trademark application materials:
(1) If you apply in the name of a natural person, you need to show your ID card and submit a copy of the business license of individual industrial and commercial households, individual partnerships and other business entities. To apply for registration with an enterprise as the applicant, it is necessary to produce a copy of the business license of the enterprise and provide a copy of the business license signed by the issuing authority. A complete application for trademark registration, stamped with the official seal of the unit and personal signature.
(2) 1 piece of trademark pattern (1 piece of color pattern and 1 piece of black and white ink manuscript shall be submitted for color trademarks with specified colors). The provided trademark pattern must be clear and easy to stick, and replaced by bright and durable paper or photos, with the length and width not exceeding 10 cm and less than 5 cm. If the direction of the trademark pattern is not clear, it should be indicated by an arrow. When applying for trademarks of cigarettes and cigars, the design can be as big as the actual use.
⑶ Prepare the corresponding registration fee: about 2,000 yuan, including the application fee and agency fee.
2. Application for registration. Only individuals or groups with the following conditions can apply for a trademark in China:
Applicants for trademark registration must be: enterprises, institutions, social organizations, individual industrialists and businessmen established according to law, foreigners or foreign enterprises in countries that have signed agreements with China or acceded to international treaties or handled them according to the principle of reciprocity. Those who meet the above conditions and need to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark shall file an application for trademark registration with the Trademark Office on a voluntary basis (since February 2007, the Trademark Office of China has restricted natural persons from applying for trademark registration).
4. According to the classification of goods and services:
The Trademark Law of China implements the international classification of goods, and divides 1 10,000 kinds of goods and services into 45 categories, including 34 categories of goods and1/services. When applying for trademark registration, the category of goods or services using the trademark shall be determined according to the classification of goods and services. Where the same applicant uses the same trademark on different categories of goods, it shall apply for registration in different categories according to the classification of goods. This can avoid improper expansion of the scope of application of trademark rights, and is also conducive to the examination and approval of examiners and the protection of trademark exclusive rights.
3. Determination of the date of trademark application:
It is very important to determine the application date. Because the trademark registration in China adopts the principle of applying first, 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 (the minimum date unit is' day').
3. Formal examination Formal examination refers to the examination of written documents and some formal elements of trademark registration application by the trademark registration authority, such as whether there are errors in the application and power of attorney. For a trademark application that has passed the formal examination, a Notice of Acceptance of Trademark Application shall be issued. The applicant can mark "TM" on the trademark.
Four. Trademark examination Trademark examination is a series of activities such as examination, data retrieval, analysis and comparison, investigation and research conducted by the competent trademark registration authority to determine whether the application for trademark registration conforms to the provisions of the Trademark Law or not.
5. The trademark that has been preliminarily approved and announced refers to the decision to approve the registration of a trademark that meets the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law after the application for trademark registration has been examined. 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.
The trademark registration of intransitive verbs is a trademark legal procedure. The application for trademark registration filed by the applicant shall be preliminarily examined and approved by the Trademark Office. If no objection is raised within three months or the objection is ruled invalid, the trademark will take effect and be protected by law, and the trademark registrant will enjoy the exclusive right to use the trademark. It takes about two to three years to apply for trademark registration. The period of validity of a registered trademark is ten years, counting from the date of approval of registration. Where it is necessary to continue to use a registered trademark after its expiration, it may apply for renewal of registration.
7. If the certificate is obtained through an agent, the agent will send the trademark registration certificate to the trademark registrant.
Where a trademark is directly registered, the trademark registrant shall obtain it from the Trademark Office within three months after receiving the Notice of Obtaining a Trademark Registration Certificate.