1. What is a trademark announcement
1. It refers to the professional announcement released to the public by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce on trademark registration, change, transfer, licensing, cancellation, etc. , is a public administrative notice regarding trademark registration and trademark exclusive rights, and is a legal procedure in trademark work.
2. Legal basis: Article 30 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"
For a preliminary approved trademark, within three months from the date of announcement, Anyone can raise an objection. For trademarks that have been initially approved and announced within the three-month opposition period, anyone can directly file an opposition application with the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, or entrust a nationally recognized trademark agency to handle the opposition application.
2. What is the difference between the successful trademark registration announcement and the preliminary review announcement?
1. The time of the trademark preliminary review announcement and the trademark registration announcement are different, and they represent different trademark rights status;
2. The trademark preliminary examination announcement is an announcement made when the trademark registration is initially approved after the Trademark Office’s substantive examination. There is still a three-month objection period after the announcement. At this time, the trademark has not been fully registered because only three The trademark registration is completed when no one raises objections in the three-month opposition announcement;
3. The trademark registration announcement is made after the three-month opposition period ends, and no one raises an objection, or someone raises an objection, but the other party’s objection The reason is not supported by the Trademark Office, so the Trademark Office has passed the review of the original trademark, which means that the trademark has been successfully registered.