The process and time for registering a trademark in 2020 are as follows:
1. Materials for preparing a registered trademark: (1) Required subject qualification documents: the company needs to provide a copy of the business license, and the individual needs to provide a copy of the personal ID card and a copy of the individual business license; (2) an application for trademark registration; (3) Trademark name/trademark graphic style; (4) the category and service items of the trademark to be registered.
2. Submit an application for trademark registration: you can submit it yourself at the designated window of the Trademark Office or online of the State Trademark Office, or through a trademark registration agency.
3. Trademark enters the stage of formal examination (1-2 months): the Trademark Office examines the documents and procedures for applying for trademark registration, and issues the Notice of Acceptance of Trademark Registration Application after passing.
4. Substantive examination stage (about 6-9 months): The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board will search and compare whether the applied trademark conforms to the Trademark Law and whether it is similar to other registered trademarks, and decide to reject or pass the preliminary examination after investigation and study.
5. Announcement of preliminary examination (3 months): If no one raises any objection to the trademark within 3 months from the date of the announcement of preliminary examination, the trademark shall be registered and announced.
6. Waiting for the issuance of registration certificate (about 1 month). The above is the time when the trademark registration is relatively smooth. In case of trademark rejection or objection, the time will be extended.
As long as the registered trademark fee includes the following two parts:
1. The Trademark Office collects the registrar's fee, and submits a 300 yuan with one standard and one class under the line (the big category can choose 10 subcategory, and if it exceeds 10 subcategory, each subcategory will receive 30 yuan), and submits a 270 yuan with one standard and one class under the line (the same can choose 10 subcategory, which exceeds1). The more categories and subcategories registered, the higher the cost.
2. Entrusting a trademark registration agency will generate agency service fees.
On the premise of adhering to China's trademark registration system, necessary protection should be given to unregistered trademarks and unregistered well-known trademarks that have certain influence on prior use. Prior users will gain relatively weak legal benefits through use and will not generate rights other than trademark law. Therefore, the access conditions for their protection are relatively high, and the protection content they enjoy will also be limited. If you have related agency needs or related questions, you can consult a professional intellectual property consultant.
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