A certification trademark refers to a mark controlled by an organization with the ability to supervise goods or services and used by units or individuals outside the organization to prove the origin, raw materials, manufacturing methods, quality or other specific qualities of the goods or services. A certification trademark shall be registered by an institution with regulatory capacity and used by others other than it. The registrant cannot use it. It is a sign that a commodity or service itself comes from a certain place of origin or has a certain quality. As long as the goods or services provided by the parties meet this specific quality, and the registrant has fulfilled the prescribed procedures, the certification trademark can be used, and the registrant may not refuse. A certification trademark is a trademark used by many people. Therefore, it is necessary to formulate unified management rules for its registration, use and management, and make them public for the common supervision of all sectors of society, so as to protect the specific quality of goods or services and protect the interests of consumers.
A collective trademark refers to a sign registered in the name of a group, association or other organization for members of the organization to use in business activities to show the membership of users in the organization. A collective trademark is not the trademark of a single enterprise, but the trademark of an organization composed of several enterprises. Collective trademarks can be used for goods and services. Collective trademarks are used by members of the organization, and non-members of the organization may not use or transfer them. In order to adapt to the characteristics of "* * * possession" and "* * * use" of collective trademarks, unified rules should be formulated for their registration, use and management, and announced to the public, and collective members should abide by them under the supervision of the public.
The validity period of certification trademarks and collective trademarks is 10 years, and the exclusive right is calculated from the date of approval and registration.
The processing steps are as follows:
(1) Where a trademark agency is entrusted to apply for the registration of a certification trademark or a collective trademark, the applicant may voluntarily choose any trademark agency registered in the Trademark Office. All trademark agencies registered in the Trademark Office are published in the column of "Agencies".
(2) If the applicant directly applies for registration of a certification trademark or collective trademark in the trademark registration hall of the Trademark Office, the applicant can follow the following steps: pre-application inquiry (non-essential procedures) → preparation of application documents → submission of application documents in the acceptance window of the trademark registration hall → confirmation of submission of registration application in the coding window → payment of trademark registration fee in the payment window → collection of fees (the applicant completes the submission of trademark registration application after receiving the receipt). The Trademark Office will mail all kinds of documents to the applicant, and will receive the Notice of Acceptance of Trademark Registration Application in about 3 months. Please refer to the trademark registration flow chart for the trial procedure of trademark registration. After receiving the Notice of Obtaining the Trademark Registration Certificate, the applicant will go to the trademark registration hall to obtain the trademark registration certificate).
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