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Today, the trademark agency called me and told me that my company's trademark needs to be changed to an address. What is the use of changing the address of the trademark?

Change of trademark address is necessary

First. Article 41 of the "Trademark Law" stipulates that if a registered trademark needs to change the name, address or other registration matters of the registrant, A change application should be submitted.

Second. The following three articles stipulate that the Trademark Office will send relevant documents to the trademark owner. If they are not processed in time, the trademark may be invalid.

Article 44 If a registered trademark violates the provisions of Articles 10, 11, and 12 of this Law, or is registered by deception or other unfair means, The Trademark Office shall declare the registered trademark invalid; other units or individuals may request the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board to declare the registered trademark invalid.

Article 45 A registered trademark violates paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 13, Article 15, Paragraph 1 of Article 16, Article 30, As stipulated in Articles 31 and 32, within five years from the date of trademark registration, the prior right holder or interested party may request the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board to declare the registered trademark invalid. For cases registered in bad faith, the owner of a well-known trademark is not subject to the five-year time limit.

Article 49, Paragraph 2: If a registered trademark becomes the common name of the goods approved for use or is not used for three consecutive years without justifiable reasons, any unit or individual may apply to the Trademark Office to cancel the registration trademark.