The use of trademarks requires registration. However, trademarks that have been successfully certified also have a certain service life. In some cases, the use of a trademark requires some evidence to prove it. So how to prove that the trademark belongs to you?

1. How to prove that the trademark is yours?

The trademark registration number is granted by the Trademark Office. It is a certificate that the trademark registration applicant applied for on certain goods has been approved for registration and enjoys patent rights. Content includes: trademark registration number, trademark pattern, and registrant name. .Address, product/service category.Name, patent term.

2. Apply for a trademark registration certificate

The trademark registration certificate is a document issued by the Trademark Office at the request of the trademark registrant to prove the trademark registration of the trademark registrant. It has the same function as a trademark registration number. Including the name of the trademark registrant, trademark registration number, international classification and name application products or services, validity period, etc.

The relationship between the trademark registration number and the trademark application registration certificate is the same as the household registration book and the household registration certificate, both of which are to confirm the same target identity. Under certain conditions, the relevant business unit must archive the original legal documents, but the trademark owner cannot hand over the trademark registration number it holds to the other party for storage. This problem is solved by issuing a trademark application registration certificate to the other party. (Trademark application registration certificate can be applied for and issued multiple times, with no limit on frequency).

As the saying goes, "the number of places is limited," it refers to the trademark. China's method of reviewing trademark rights is based on the first-come-first-served principle, so it is not you who uses the trademark first, but whoever registers it first will have priority in enjoying the right to use the trademark. Trademark applications are on a first-come, first-served basis. Even if you use your trademark first, it doesn’t matter as long as you don’t register it. It may be registered by someone else at any time. Therefore, a trademark application must be registered before use.