Registered trademark time process formal examination (about 3 months) - substantive examination (normal) (about 9 months, including three months of substantive examination) - preliminary examination announcement (normal) (three About a month) - the certificate is issued (normal) (about a month after authorization, according to the progress of the Trademark Office)

1. Choice of registration method:

One is to go to the Trademark Office by yourself The State Trademark Administration (with its office in Beijing) handles trademark registration matters (China’s Trademark Law allows citizens to apply for trademark registration directly to the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce).

Another way is to entrust an experienced trademark agency organization to provide you with trademark agency services.

2. Search for trademark registration rights: Although trademark search is not a required procedure for registering a trademark (following the principle of voluntary search), this work can greatly reduce the risks of trademark registration and improve trademark registration. certainty. During the query process, due to factors such as data processing and trademark application review periods, some previously applied trademarks cannot be entered into the database, so this part of the information cannot be retrieved. In addition, the trademark search and examination work is undertaken by different personnel, and the search personnel and different examiners may have different opinions on the examination. Therefore, the results of the trademark search cannot be regarded as a legal basis and have no legal effect. Therefore, before registering a trademark, it is very important to find a professional trademark search company or a trademark agency organization with complete trademark search conditions.

3. Preparation of trademark application materials:

(1) If you are applying in your own name, you need to present a copy of your ID card and self-employed business license. If you apply for registration with an enterprise as the applicant, you need to present a copy of the enterprise's "Business License" and a copy of the "Business License" signed by the issuing authority. A completed trademark registration application form with the official seal of the unit and a personal signature.

(2) 10 trademark drawings (for color trademarks of specified colors, 10 colored drawings and 1 black and white ink drawing should be submitted). The trademark pattern provided must be clear and easy to paste. It must be on smooth and durable paper or replaced by a photo. The length and width must be no more than 10 cm and no less than 5 cm. If the direction of the trademark pattern is unclear, arrows should be used to indicate the top and bottom. When applying for a cigarette or cigar trademark, the image can be as large as the actual one used.