processing method

There are two ways to apply for registration of a commodity trademark or a service trademark:

(1) Entrust a nationally recognized trademark agency to handle it.

(2) The applicant goes directly to the trademark registration hall of the Trademark Office.

Processing steps

(1) Where a trademark agency is entrusted, the applicant may voluntarily choose a trademark agency recognized by the state to handle it. All trademark agencies registered in the Trademark Office are published in the column of "Agencies".

(2) If the applicant directly goes to the trademark registration hall of the Trademark Office, the applicant can go through the following steps: inquiring before applying for trademark registration (unnecessary procedures) → preparing application documents →

Submit an application in the acceptance window of the trademark registration hall → enter the receipt barcode in the coding window → pay the trademark registration fee in the payment window.

→ The Trademark Office will issue a notice of acceptance in about one month → The application for trademark registration will be corrected (not necessary).

Pre-application survey (optional procedure)

It takes about 1.5 years for a trademark to apply for registration. If the application for trademark registration is rejected, on the one hand, the trademark registration fee will be lost, on the other hand, it will take about 1.5 years to reapply for registered trademarks, and it is still unknown whether the reapplication can be approved for registration. Therefore, before applying for a registered trademark, the applicant had better make a trademark inquiry, understand the prior rights, and make a judgment according to the inquiry results before submitting the application. Where a trademark agency is entrusted to apply for trademark registration, the trademark agency shall be responsible for the inquiry. (See "Inquiries before trademark registration application" for details. )

Preparation of trademark registration application documents

(1) To apply for trademark registration in the name of a legal person or other organization, the following application documents shall be submitted:

1. Application for trademark registration with the official seal of the applicant.

2. 5. Trademark patterns, with clear patterns, with the length and width of specifications not less than 5cm and not more than10cm. If a color is specified, there are five color patterns, and a black and white ink draft is attached.

3. Go directly to the trademark registration hall, submit a copy of the applicant's business license and show the original business license; If the original business license cannot be produced, the applicant's seal must be affixed to the copy of the applicant's business license. Where a trademark agency is entrusted to act as an agent, a copy of the applicant's business license shall be submitted.

4. Go directly to the trademark registration hall and submit the agent's ID card and a copy; Where a trademark agency is entrusted, a power of attorney for trademark agency shall be submitted.

5. If the trademark applied for registration is a portrait of a person, it shall be accompanied by a notarized statement that the portrait owner agrees to use the portrait as a trademark registration.

(2) A natural person applying for trademark registration shall submit the following application documents:

1. Application for trademark registration signed by the applicant.

2. 5. Trademark patterns, with clear patterns, with the length and width of specifications not less than 5cm and not more than10cm. If a color is specified, there are five color patterns, and a black and white ink draft is attached.

3. Go directly to the trademark registration hall, submit a copy of the applicant's ID card or passport, and show the original ID card or passport; Where a trademark agency is entrusted, a power of attorney for trademark agency and a copy of the applicant's ID card shall be submitted.

4. Where the trademark applied for registration is a portrait of a person, a notarized statement that the portrait owner agrees to use the portrait as a trademark registration shall be attached.

(3) Specific requirements for filling in an application for trademark registration

1. According to Article 15 of the Regulations for the Implementation of the Trademark Law, the application for trademark registration and other relevant documents shall be typed or printed. For handwritten trademark applications, the Trademark Office will not accept them;

2. The name and address of the applicant for trademark registration shall be filled in according to the business license. If the address in the business license does not indicate the name of the province, city or county where the enterprise is located, the applicant must add the name of the province, city or county before its address. The official seal shall be completely consistent with the enterprise name on the business license;

3, goods or services should be in accordance with the "classification of goods and services" or "similar goods and services to distinguish the table" to fill in the name of the specification, an application can only fill in a class of goods or services. If the commodity name or service item is not included in the classification table, a description of the commodity or service item shall be attached.

4. If the applicant is a natural person, the applicant's name and ID number shall be filled in after the name; The address of the applicant can be filled in with the actual address or mailing address of a natural person.

5. If the trademark applied for registration is not a three-dimensional trademark, a color group trademark or a trademark, the applicant shall tick "√" in the box before "General" in the trademark category column.

Pay the trademark registration fee

Within a category of 10 commodity name or service item, the fee for each trademark registration application is 1000 yuan, and if it exceeds 10 (excluding 10), each item will be charged 100 yuan.

Where a trademark agency is entrusted, the applicant shall pay the trademark registration fee and agency fee to the trademark agency, and the trademark registration fee charged by the Trademark Office shall be deducted from the advance payment of the trademark agency.

Source of answer: 1688 Finance