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Why should trademark applicants participate in the lottery?

If two or more applicants apply for registration of identical or similar trademarks on the same or similar goods on the same day, each applicant shall receive a notice from the Trademark Office Submit evidence of prior use of the trademark before applying for registration within 30 days from the date of application. If they are used on the same day or are not used at all, each applicant can negotiate on their own within 30 days from the date of receiving the notice from the Trademark Office, and submit a written agreement to the Trademark Office; if they are unwilling to negotiate or the negotiation fails, the Trademark Office will notify each applicant to One applicant is determined by drawing lots, and other registration applications are rejected. If the Trademark Office has notified the applicant but does not participate in the lottery, the application will be deemed to have been abandoned, and the Trademark Office shall notify the applicant in writing that did not participate in the lottery.