Can multiple people apply for a trademark at the same time?
According to Article 5 of the Trademark Law: "Two or more natural persons, legal persons or other organizations may apply to the Trademark Office for registration of the same trademark, and both enjoy and exercise the exclusive right to use the trademark." Trademark application process: 1. Registration information 1. A copy of the business license is required to apply in the name of the company, and a copy of the business license and ID card of the individual is required to apply in the name of the individual. 2. Six trademark designs. For color trademarks with specified colors, 5 color patterns and 1 black and white ink drafts shall be submitted. 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 not less than 5 cm (about the size of a business card). 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. 3. Application for trademark registration. 4. Power of attorney (e.g. registration by an entrusted agency). 5, determine the category of goods or services and specific goods or services. Trademark registration certificate is a written certificate issued for the convenience of trademark registrant, which has the same legal effect as trademark registration certificate. The applicant for trademark registration certificate must be the owner of the registered trademark. 2. There are two ways to apply for a trademark registration certificate: (1) entrust a trademark agency recognized by the state to handle it. (2) The applicant goes directly to the trademark registration hall of the Trademark Office. Three. Procedure (1) Where a trademark agency is entrusted, the applicant may voluntarily choose any trademark agency recognized by the state to handle it. All trademark agencies registered in the Trademark Office are published in the column of "Agencies". (2) If the applicant directly goes to the trademark registration hall of the Trademark Office, the applicant can handle it according to the following steps: preparing the application → submitting the application in the acceptance window of the trademark registration hall → entering the receipt barcode in the coding window → paying the application fee in the payment window. Four. To prepare the application and provide the trademark registration certificate, the applicant shall submit the following documents: 1, and each application shall provide 1 registered trademark registration certificate and submit it. 2. Go directly to the trademark registration hall, submit a copy of the applicant's business license and affix the official seal of the unit, a copy of the trademark registration certificate and a copy of the agent's ID card; Where a trademark agency is entrusted, a power of attorney for trademark agency shall be submitted. Note: The application for international registration certificate should be preceded by "G" and indicate the category of application. V. Payment of Fees The fee for providing a trademark registration certificate for each application is 65,438+0,000 yuan. Where a trademark agency is entrusted, the applicant shall pay the trademark registration certificate fee and agency fee to the trademark agency, and the trademark registration certificate fee charged by the Trademark Office shall be deducted from the advance payment of the trademark agency. If the application for trademark registration certificate is complete and meets the requirements, the Trademark Office will generally issue the trademark registration certificate within three months and mail it to the applicant. If entrusted to a trademark agency, the Trademark Office will mail the trademark registration certificate to the trademark agency.