A combination trademark refers to a trademark that is composed of any two or more of the six elements of "text, graphics, letters, numbers, three-dimensional logos and color combinations". Combination trademarks combine the different characteristics of text trademarks, graphic trademarks, three-dimensional trademarks or color combination trademarks. Each has text, picture and color types, is vivid, eye-catching, easy to identify, and easy to call names. However, because combination trademarks are not It is too easy to be approved for registration, and it is easy to be rejected by the Trademark Office due to lack of distinctiveness. Therefore, Bajie Intellectual Property Trademark Transfer Network will analyze the usage regulations of combination trademarks today.

There are obvious differences between the two logos, which is equivalent to forming a new trademark logo, which is an irregular use.

*Only one ? mark can be added to a combination trademark

If this mark is used on the same kind of goods and the ? mark of a registered trademark is also added, it will violate the provisions of the Trademark Law. It constitutes an act of "counterfeiting a registered trademark".

Nowadays, it is the practice of most people to register combined trademarks separately, because this is conducive to the flexible use of the trademark. However, if you choose to register the trademarks separately, you need to pay attention to either marking them separately. Registration mark, or no registration mark. Because after combining two or more registered trademarks, using only one registered mark, or using two or more registered trademarks in combination but changing the approved content of the original registered trademark, will constitute the illegal act of passing off a registered trademark.

In actual situations, there are not many opportunities for complete combination of trademarks. Many businesses often regret after choosing combination registration in order to save money. Therefore, although it costs more to register a combination trademark separately than to register a combination trademark, for the long-term consideration of the enterprise, it is actually better to register it separately.

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