registered trademarks belong to the voluntary behavior of enterprises, and they can be sold without registration or trademarks.

a trademark is a distinctive symbol made up of characters, figures, letters, numbers, three-dimensional signs, colors or sounds, which is adopted by producers and operators of commodities on the commodities they produce, manufacture, process, select or distribute or by service providers on the services they provide. It is a product of modern economy. In the commercial field, trademarks, including words, graphics, letters, numbers, three-dimensional signs, colors and sounds, as well as the combination of the above elements, can be applied for registration as trademarks. A trademark approved and registered by the state is a registered trademark and is protected by law. First of all, determine the goods or categories that need to register trademarks. Inquire about the trademark before applying. Apply for registration in China National Intellectual Property Administration and pay the registration fee. China National Intellectual Property Administration conducts a formal review of the application and issues a Notice of Acceptance if it is qualified.

The specific operation steps are as follows:

1. Determine the goods or categories that need to be registered;

2. Inquire about the trademark before application to make a preliminary judgment on whether the trademark can be registered;

3. Apply for registration in China National Intellectual Property Administration and pay the registration fee;

4. China National Intellectual Property Administration conducts a formal review of the application, and issues a Notice of Acceptance if it is qualified, and a Notice of Rejection if it is unqualified;

5. China National Intellectual Property Administration conducts substantive examination of the application, and those that pass the examination are incorporated into the preliminary examination announcement of trademarks, and those that fail are issued the Notice of Trademark Rejection;

6. The notice period for the preliminary examination of a trademark is three months. If no objection is raised at the expiration, the registration will be approved and a trademark registration certificate will be issued.

legal basis

article 4 of the trademark law of the people's Republic of China. if a natural person, legal person or other organization needs to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark for its goods or services in production and business activities, it shall apply to the trademark office for trademark registration. An application for registration of a malicious trademark that is not intended for use shall be rejected. The provisions of this Law on commodity trademarks shall apply to service trademarks. Article 6 Where a registered trademark is required by laws and administrative regulations, an application must be made for trademark registration. Those that have not been approved for registration shall not be sold in the market.