Idle trademarks are simply understood as unused trademarks. In fact, extension refers to a registered trademark that has never been used or stopped using for three consecutive years or more. A newly registered trademark is also an idle trademark before use.

Registered trademarks are idle for several reasons. Let's take a brief look at what causes the trademark to be idle:

① Changes in the business scope of the trademark registrant. As the business scope of the trademark owner changes or changes, the carrier of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark no longer exists, thus leaving the registered trademark in an idle state.

(2) The death or termination of the registered trademark holder. The Trademark Law clearly stipulates that if a trademark registrant dies or terminates, it must go through the transfer formalities within one year from the date of death or termination, otherwise anyone can apply to the Trademark Office for cancellation of the registered trademark. The termination of legal person mainly refers to the legal effect of the termination of legal person caused by the merger of trademark registrants, rather than the usual cancellation of enterprises. In the merger, if the trademark registrant is merged and the legal person is terminated, the transferee of the registered trademark, that is, the merged legal person, shall go through the formalities for the transfer of the registered trademark with the Trademark Office. However, the registered trademark has been idle for a long time because the successor or successor has not gone through the transfer formalities and no one has applied for cancellation. There are also enterprise bankruptcy, enterprise restructuring, trademark registrant in name only, trademark system reasons and so on.

So how to deal with idle trademarks? Idle trademarks can be transferred or destroyed by means of transfer, gift or cancellation. Generally, it only takes 6 ~ 10 months to transfer a trademark, and the success rate is high. Therefore, the transfer of idle trademarks can not only make idle trademarks quickly turn into cash flow needed by enterprises, but also enable enterprises or individuals eager to apply for trademarks to use their own trademarks as soon as possible, which is a win-win transaction.

Any questions about trademark transfer, trademark trading and trademark can be consulted with Bajie Trademark Agency Co., Ltd. The reputation and professional services of the regular professional platform for ten years ensure the fairness and justice of trademark trading, thus providing efficient and high-quality services.

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