When we apply for trademark registration, we need to conduct a trademark registration status inquiry in advance because the trademark we want to apply for cannot be the same or similar to the registered trademark, otherwise our registered trademark It will be rejected, which can avoid double losses of time and money. Today, let’s discuss the topic of trademark registration status inquiry on intellectual property rights.

Methods for querying trademark registration status

1. Query through the China Trademark Network (website:). The services that can be queried include: trademark similarity query, trademark comprehensive query (query methods include: international classification number, application/registration number, trademark name, applicant name), trademark status query, trademark announcement query, error information feedback, product/ Services.

2. Go to the Trademark Office to inquire. To use this inquiry method, the applicant needs to go to the inquiry window to get the "Trademark Inquiry Form", fill it in correctly and submit it to the window for inquiry.

3. Entrust an agency to make inquiries. That is to entrust the registered trademark to a trademark agency to search. Usually, the company only needs to give the trademark name to the agency, and the agency can professionally complete the trademark search related work.

What should you pay attention to when searching for trademark registration?

1. Words that lack distinctiveness or are prohibited by trademark law cannot be searched to determine whether their application for trademark registration can be approved.

2. If there are identical or similar trademarks that have been previously applied for and have not yet been entered into the Trademark Office database at the time of query, the search results will not be reflected because the two are close in time.

3. If the inquiry report provides several trademarks that may be similar, the agent only makes an analysis based on general examination standards and experience. His opinions are for reference only and do not represent the examination opinions of the Trademark Office. .

4. For combination trademarks, if only a part of the trademark (such as Chinese or English) is queried, and other parts of the actual applied trademark (such as graphics) are the same or similar to someone else’s registered trademark, it will also lead to The trademark was rejected as a whole.

5. The client only provided the name of the trademark during the query, but in the trademark design draft provided during the actual application, due to differences in font, color, structure or arrangement, the query results will not be accurate. completely reflect the same or similar degree. When conducting trademark inquiries, due to the design characteristics of the trademark logo, many results cannot completely reflect the same or similar degree, which requires the trademark applicant to conduct a large amount of analysis and even market research.

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