Trademark change refers to changing the registrant, registered address or other matters of a registered trademark. If the applicant changes its name, address, agent, or deletes the designated goods, it may go through the change procedures with the Trademark Office.
If you want to change the text or graphics of a registered trademark, you must resubmit a trademark registration application and it will be treated as a new trademark application and cannot be called a trademark change.
1. Ways to change trademarks
1. Entrust a trademark agency registered with the Trademark Office to handle the process
2. The applicant goes directly to the trademark registration hall of the Trademark Office Processing
2. Documents for trademark change
There are four formats for changes. Applicants should fill in the corresponding application form according to the specific matters being handled.
1. If you need to change the name or address, you should fill in the "Application Form for Changing the Name/Address of the Trademark Applicant/Registrant". If the trademark registrant or applicant applies to change the name and address at the same time, fill in one An application form is enough;
2. If you need to delete the registered trademark or the goods or services in the registration application, you should fill in the "Application for Deletion of Goods/Services", but you cannot delete the goods or services. Add qualifying or modifying words;
3. If you need to change the trademark agent, you should fill in the "Application for Change of Trademark Agent";
4. If you find the registration document or application form If there are errors in the application that need to be corrected, the "Application for Correction of Trademark Application/Registration Matters" should be filled out. The errors that need to be corrected here are limited to individual text errors in the application.
3. Information required for trademark change
1. A copy of the changed business license (with official seal);
2. Application for trademark change Letter (with official seal);
3. Letter of attorney for trademark change (with official seal);
4. If the company name is changed, a "Name Change Notice" from the industrial and commercial department must be issued , no need to issue it when changing address.