In reality, a trademark transferred by a trademark is a valid trademark because it has been registered and approved, so registration is the starting point for a trademark to obtain legal effect. However, in the process of registration, enterprises will also find that there is actually a combination trademark, which can be divided into two different forms when registering, and the nature of these two different forms is also different.
these two forms of trademark registration are combined trademark registration and separate registration. In fact, it can be distinguished from the name. If a combined trademark is registered in the form, it means that a whole combined trademark goes to the Trademark Office for registration, while separate registration means that the combined trademark is registered separately. After approval, it can be divided into several trademarks, which can be used in combination or separately.
In fact, some of the differences between the two have been mentioned above. The difference between the two is that the flexibility of combined trademarks is relatively small. After registration and approval, trademarks cannot be used separately, but only where this trademark should appear. The flexibility of separately registered trademarks is better, and sometimes some places only need to combine parts of trademarks, so they can be used separately at this time, and it is in line with trademark rules.
Of course, the difference between these two forms lies in the passing rate of trademark registration. When a combined trademark is registered, if one of its elements is similar to the registered trademark, the approval of the whole trademark will be hindered, and then the trademark will be rejected and re-registered. If a trademark is registered separately, even if there is a similar trademark, one trademark will be rejected, and the enterprise's trademark can still be registered.
Therefore, there is still a difference between the combined application and the separate application of trademarks. Effective trademark registration according to the requirements of the enterprise itself, as well as the cost of trademark registration in two forms, are also one of the factors that should be considered. Moreover, these two forms actually have their own advantages and disadvantages, depending on how enterprises treat them in practice.