What's the difference between trademark correction and change?
Trademark refers to the change of trademark, application name, address and other contents in the process of trademark registration because of the wrong words in the application documents. Trademark change: 1. Briefly explain that after the approval and registration of a trademark, if the name, address or other registered items of the trademark registrant change, it shall apply to the Trademark Office for the corresponding change procedures. Since the implementation of the Regulations on the Implementation of the Trademark Law on September 15, 2002, a trademark that has been applied for but not approved for registration may also apply to the Trademark Office to change its applicant's name, address and agent, or delete the designated goods in the registration application. Where the exclusive right to use a trademark is transferred due to enterprise merger, merger or reorganization, the transfer formalities shall be handled. Where the name of a trademark registrant is changed, the exclusive right to use the trademark shall not be transferred accordingly. There are two ways to apply for changing the name, address or other registered items of a trademark registrant: (1) entrusting a trademark agency recognized by the state to handle it. (2) The applicant goes directly to the trademark registration hall of the Trademark Office. Three. There are four formats of change documents: application for change of name/address of trademark applicant/registrant, application for deletion of goods/services, application for change of trademark agent and application for correction of trademark application/registered items. The applicant should fill in the corresponding application form according to the specific matters handled: 1. Where it is necessary to change the name or address, an Application Form for Change of Name/Address of Trademark Applicant/Registrant shall be filled in. If a trademark registrant or applicant applies for changing its name and address at the same time, it is enough to fill in an application form; 2. If it is necessary to delete the registered trademark or the goods or services in the registration application, an application form for deleting the goods/services shall be filled in, but the goods or services cannot be restricted or modified; 3. If a trademark agent needs to be replaced, an Application Form for Trademark Agent Replacement shall be filled out; 4. If it is found that there are errors in the registration documents or application documents that need to be corrected, an Application for Correction of Trademark Application/Registration Items shall be filled out. The errors mentioned here are limited to individual textual errors in the application documents. Four. Three steps to apply (1) The application documents that need to be submitted to prepare the application documents are: (1) Change application (select the form according to the specific content of the application); (2) A copy of the applicant's ID card (business license, ID card, etc.). ); (3) Submit the power of attorney of the entrusted agent, and directly submit a copy of the agent's ID card in the acceptance hall; (four) to apply for the change of the name of the registrant, it shall also submit the certificate of change issued by the registration authority; (5) If the application documents are in a foreign language, a Chinese translation signed and confirmed by the translation agency shall also be provided. 1. The application forms should be filled out one by one and must be typed or printed. 2. When going through the alteration formalities, each trademark (each registration number) shall fill in an application for alteration and affix the seal of the applicant and/or the seal of the agent. 3, the applicant directly to the trademark registration hall, in addition to submitting the application, it should also submit the applicant's business license and a copy (or a copy of the business license stamped with the official seal of the unit) and a copy of the agent's ID card; If the applicant is a natural person, you can handle it yourself and submit a copy of the applicant's ID card. Where a trademark agency is entrusted, in addition to the application, a power of attorney for trademark agency, a copy of the applicant's business license or ID card shall also be submitted. 4. To apply for changing the name of the registrant, a certificate of change issued by the registration authority shall also be submitted. If the registrant is an enterprise, it shall issue a certificate of change of the registration department of the administrative department for industry and commerce; If the registrant is a public institution, it shall issue a certificate of change of the registration authority of the public institution; If the registrant is a natural person, it shall issue a certificate of change of the police station where the household registration is located. The name before change and the name after change on the certificate shall be consistent with the name before change and the name of the applicant on the application. If a foreign enterprise or foreigner only needs to change the Chinese translation name, it shall provide a statement that the foreign enterprise or foreigner has applied for changing the Chinese translation name. 5. Where an unregistered trademark applicant changes its name, it shall also be handled in accordance with the above provisions. 6. If you apply for a change of address, you don't need to attach a certificate of change, except when a natural person changes his address internationally. 7. If a natural person changes his address because of his nationality, he shall submit proof that he has lived at his current address for more than one year at the time of application. 8. If the trademark applied for change is a * * * trademark, the following documents shall also be submitted: a. If there is a trademark representative in the application for change, fill in the application for change of the name/address of the registrant and submit the consent statement of other * * * rights holders. B. To apply for changing the name of the trademark * * * *, whether it is to change the name of all * * * owners or some * * * owners, or to change the name of * * * owners, the names of all * * * owners shall be filled in the application form. The name and address of the representative should be written on the first page of the application, and the names of other * * * people should be written on the attached page of the application, and other * * * people do not need to fill in the address. C. If the name and address of the representative are changed, the name and address of the changed representative shall be filled in the column of the applicant's name and address on the first page of the application, and the name and address of the representative before the change shall be filled in the column of the name and address before the change on the first page of the application, and the corresponding name change certificate shall be attached. If the name and address of the representative have not changed, and the names of other * * * people apply for change, the fields of "name before change" and "address before change" on the first page of the application need not be filled in. D if the names of other * * * people are changed, the names of other * * * people before the change and the names of other * * * people after the change (hereinafter referred to as the list of names before the change and the list of names after the change) shall be filled in respectively, and the corresponding change certificates shall be attached. If the names of other * * * people have not changed, the names of the * * * people who have not changed shall be filled in the list of names before change and the list of names after change on the attached page of the application. (2) Submit the application form 1. If the applicant goes directly to the trademark registration hall, after the application form is ready, submit it in the application acceptance window of the trademark registration hall, and the staff at the window will confirm whether the application form is qualified. 2. Where a trademark agency is entrusted, the trademark agency shall serve the application to the Trademark Office. (III) Payment of change fee The application for change shall pay the change fee 500 yuan. Where a trademark agency is entrusted, the applicant shall pay the alteration fee and agency fee to the trademark agency, and the alteration fee charged by the Trademark Office shall be deducted from the advance payment of the trademark agency. V. Precautions 1. Where the name or address of a trademark registrant is changed, the trademark registrant shall change all its registered trademarks together. 2. After the application for change is submitted, the Trademark Office accepted by the Trademark Office will send an acceptance notice to the applicant according to the applicant's address filled in the application. 3. If the application for change needs to be corrected, the Trademark Office will notify the applicant in writing by post to make corrections within a time limit according to the applicant's address filled in the application. 4. After the change application is approved, the Trademark Office will mail the change certificate to the applicant according to the address filled in the application. 5. If the application for change cannot be approved for other reasons, the Trademark Office will notify the applicant in writing by mail according to the applicant's address in the application. 6. After the trademark change application is approved, the change certificate will only be issued to the representative. Other * * * people need to apply for a replacement card. 7. If the applicant entrusts a trademark agency to apply for change, the Trademark Office will not have any direct contact with the applicant, and all documents will be sent to the trademark agency. 8. The category of application shall be filled in according to the international classification approved by the Trademark Registration Certificate. The above contents are not official documents issued by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce or the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. So all the contents are instructive and not legally binding. (2) The above contents were revised in February 2007. If there is any change in the future, or it is inconsistent with the requirements of the receptionist in the trademark registration hall, the requirements of the receptionist shall prevail.