There is no requirement for color, but if the color changes, it will no longer be a registered trademark. This is not acceptable. You need to submit an application to change the color.

"Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 8 Any sign, including words, that can distinguish the goods of a natural person, legal person or other organization from the goods of others , graphics, letters, numbers, three-dimensional logos, color combinations and sounds, etc., as well as combinations of the above elements, can be applied for registration as trademarks.

Article 6 For goods that require the use of registered trademarks under laws and administrative regulations, you must apply for trademark registration. Products without approved registration may not be sold in the market.

Article 24 If a registered trademark needs to change its sign, a new registration application must be submitted.

Extended information

Procedures for registering a trademark:

1. Registration preparation

Select the registration method

1 One registration method is to apply for registration at the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce; the other registration method is to entrust an experienced trademark agency to organize agency services.

2. Prepare materials

Prepare 5 trademark drawings (for color trademarks of specified colors, 5 colored drawings and 1 black and white ink drawing should be submitted), the length and width should not be greater than 10 centimeters, no less than 5 centimeters; if the application is made by an individual, the ID card must be presented and a copy plus a copy of the individual business license must be presented; if the application is by an enterprise, a copy of the company's "Business License" must be presented and a copy must be submitted; it must be stamped with the official seal of the unit Trademark registration application form.

3. Start applying

4. Submit an application according to the classification of goods and services

Goods and services are divided into 45 categories, including 34 categories of goods. , 11 categories of service items. When applying for registration, the category of goods or services for which the trademark is used should be determined according to the classification of the goods and services classification table; if the same applicant uses the same trademark on different categories of goods, he should file registration applications according to different categories.

5. Determination of the application date

This is the most important point: Since China’s trademark registration adopts the first-to-file principle, once you have a dispute over trademark rights with other companies, the application date will be determined. Prior companies will be protected by law. Therefore, it is very important to establish the filing date. The filing date shall be the date when the Trademark Office receives the application.

The next step is the three procedures of trademark review, preliminary review announcement, and registration announcement. It should be emphasized that a trademark that has passed the preliminary review by the Trademark Office can be registered only if no one raises objections three months after the announcement. The trademark is protected by law. The validity period of a registered trademark is ten years, calculated from the date of approval of registration. If the validity period expires and you need to continue to use it, you can apply for trademark renewal registration.

6. Receive the trademark registration certificate

After the trademark is registered, the Trademark Office issues a certificate to the registrant.

If the agent is organized through an agency, the agent will send the "Trademark Registration Certificate" to the registrant;

If the registration is done directly, the registrant should receive the "Notice of Collecting the Trademark Registration Certificate" 》Go to the Trademark Office to obtain the certificate within three months. At the same time, you should also bring: a letter of introduction for obtaining the trademark registration certificate, the ID card and copy of the certificate holder, an original copy of the business license, a notice for obtaining the trademark registration certificate, and a change in the name of the trademark registrant. A change certificate issued by the industrial and commercial department must be attached.

7. Instructions for trademark registration application

If a natural person, legal person or other organization needs to obtain the exclusive right to trademark for the goods or services it produces, manufactures, processes, selects or distributes, A trademark registration application must be submitted to the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the Trademark Office) in accordance with the law. In the narrow sense, trademark registration applications only refer to goods and service trademark registration applications, international trademark registration applications, certification trademark registration applications, collective trademark registration applications, and special sign registration applications.

In addition to the content of trademark registration applications in the narrow sense, trademark registration applications in the broad sense also include applications for change, renewal, transfer registration, objection applications, trademark license contract filing applications, and other trademark registration matters. handle.

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