A trademark can be used without application or registration, but it is not protected by the trademark law.
The registration procedure of a trademark is:
1. Ask about the trademark first. If there is no identical or similar trademark in advance, you can make application documents and submit the application.
2. About 1 month after the application is submitted, the Trademark Office will send you an application acceptance notice (this period is called the formal examination stage).
2. After the formal review is completed, it will enter the substantive review stage, which will take about two to two and a half years.
3. Those who pass the substantive examination shall enter the announcement procedure (this period is 3 months, also called the objection period);
4. When the announcement expires, no one raises any objection. You can get the registration certificate.
After applying for trademark registration, you can usually get the acceptance notice from the State Trademark Office within one month, and then you can use "TM". It takes about a year and a half to get the trademark registration certificate, and then you can use "R" or "Note". Has the exclusive right of 10 years, and can continue to use it after the expiration of 10 years. Of course, the trademark "TM" can be used whether it is registered or not, and the "R" can only be typed after the trademark has obtained the registration certificate.