What should you pay attention to when registering a trademark?
1. The color of the trademark applied for registration. Most registered trademarks are black and white. After successful registration, the color can be used as you like, and you can match it how you want. However, if you apply for a color trademark from the beginning, after the registration certificate is issued, you must strictly follow the verification and approval of the registered trademark and must not change it. Therefore, the editor recommends applying for a black and white trademark to avoid subsequent problems.
2. The font of the trademark applied for registration. We all know that Chinese characters have a long history of development and there are many types of fonts and forms. Therefore, in trademark management, the principle of using whatever font is registered is generally adhered to, and there is not much change. In this case, for example, if the trademark is registered in handwriting but is in use in printed form, this does not affect the normal use of the trademark.
3. Trademark description (1) When submitting a trademark application, if the Chinese and English are artistic designs, the formal writing method needs to be stated. (2) If it is a combined application in English and Chinese, and there is already a similar application in English, when we write the description, we can link it with the Chinese. The Chinese language is mainly used for identification, which will improve the passing rate of the English application. (3) Many customers like to add suffixes related to products or services. For example, **Optoelectronics, registered on LED lights, generally gives up the exclusive right to "Optoelectronics", but if the trademark **Optoelectronics, registered with For products unrelated to optoelectronics, sometimes even giving up the exclusive rights is useless, and the entire trademark may be rejected because these two words are inappropriate. Therefore, under normal circumstances, it is not recommended to add these suffixes. First register the text with significant parts. After the application is successful, these suffixes can be added and used.
4. Select specific product items. Trademarks are divided into 45 categories. The "Service and Goods Classification Table" is a tool book used to help select specific product items. The principles of China's domestic trademark registration To apply for registration of a trademark in a category, you submit an application form, which is called one form, one category. To apply for registration of a trademark in two categories, submit two application forms, and so on. When registering a trademark in a category, you can choose 10 product items. First, when choosing a product, choose the product you mainly make. We call it the "core product". Secondly, expand the scope of protection to each major small group. Each product is selected for enclosure protection. Another advantage of having a large group is that if some products are rejected, some products can still get certificates. (Note: If a trademark is selected for more than 10 product items in a category, the Trademark Office will charge an additional item fee for each additional item.) It takes approximately 13 months to apply for trademark registration. China's trademark law is based on the principle of first-to-file protection, that is, whoever applies first belongs to whom. Therefore, it is better to apply for trademark registration as early as possible! Maybe the trademark registration collected in this article today is not comprehensive enough. I will share more experience posts in the future, hoping to help friends in need.
5. The best thing is to choose a word trademark
General trademarks can include text and graphics, letters, numbers, three-dimensional logos and color combinations, as well as combinations of the above elements. However, it is best for the trademark name to be based on simple and clear text. Because: When applying for a registered trademark, the search for existing registered and unregistered trademarks is mainly based on text.
6. Consider internationalization and try to use a good name in English or Arabic numerals.
This will make it easy to be recognized by as many people as possible from all over the world, that is, from any region, skin color, race, or culture. Know how to receptive and spell out pronunciation. Since English letters and Arabic numerals are symbols recognized by intellectuals of different nationalities, cultures, and skin colors around the world, corporate logos and standard characters using English letters as elements must be universally applicable and universally accepted.
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