What does a public hearing mean?

-hearing is actually a legislative pre-procedure, which is set up in many countries in common law system. This will be introduced in detail below.

will American trademarks become more and more expensive?

-probably, at least until the appraisal and hearing results come out.

In the past two years, many countries have revised the official fees for trademark applications, such as Russia, Benelux, Canada and Cambodia. Of course, it is not a one-sided increase. Many countries have also taken measures to reduce the official fees, such as Uruguay and China. However, the high probability of this adjustment in the United States is price increase, and the specific content still needs to wait and see.

About the American hearing system

I. Function and significance:

The American hearing system is a system that effectively protects social public interests and citizens' private rights, and makes compromise a social "lubricant". On the one hand, it makes public decision-making and social governance more standardized by absorbing the interests and will of all parties to participate in social public affairs; On the other hand, it can ease social contradictions, reduce social conflicts, maintain social stability, coordinate the forces of all parties, and promote the diversification and democratization of social public activities.

2. Preparation for the hearing:

In the process of legislation in the United States, a bill can only be submitted to the Congress or local legislature for deliberation after it has been reviewed and agreed by the sub-committee of the Congress or local legislature and the administrative department of the United States. Therefore, the legislative hearing is convened by a sub-committee of Congress or the executive branch of the United States. Once the relevant departments agree to hold a hearing, they will announce to the media the time, place, topics and rules for holding a public hearing, arrange the participants in the hearing and prepare relevant materials.

a quorum is required for the hearing to be held.

iii. hearing process:

at the hearing, the chairman will make a public statement to introduce the purpose, theme and significance of the hearing. Then the hearing personnel were introduced and the oath ceremony was held. The hearing person can only make an overview speech when expounding his views, and then accept questions from the hearing Committee for 5 minutes. However, at present, it is often after all the hearing personnel have made statements that the hearing personnel are asked questions. The whole hearing process must be made public through radio, television and other news media, unless the hearing involves national security.

iv. Follow-up to the hearing

After the hearing, all the transcripts of the hearing must be reviewed and signed by the parties concerned. According to the speech of the hearing and the written materials submitted by the witnesses to the Committee, a hearing report is formed. Whether it is the materials submitted by the hearing personnel, or the hearing transcripts and hearing reports, it provides an important basis for the passage or repeal of the bill, and also provides a basis for investigating the legislative intention in the future.

The members of the hearing committee shall formulate or revise the draft law on the basis of the hearing, and submit it to the National Assembly or local legislature for consideration together with the hearing report.