Hello, under normal circumstances, the trademark registration process can be roughly divided into 8 steps.

Search and evaluate trademark registration approval risks, communicate and confirm the registration plan - prepare and verify application materials - submit application for registration to the Trademark Office - formal review - issue trademark application acceptance letter - substantive review - announcement period - issuance Trademark Registration Certificate

Formal review: After the Trademark Office receives the trademark registration application, the first thing it does is a formal review. The formal review is mainly divided into three parts: review of the application documents (whether the documents are complete, whether the filling is standardized, and whether the signature/seal is missing), review of the trademark drawing specifications, clear procedures and necessary instructions, and classification review (whether the filled-in products are /Review of service items). Then, based on the results of the formal examination, the Trademark Office mainly issues three types of notices: "Notice of Acceptance", "Notice of Supplement and Correction" and "Notice of Rejection of Acceptance". Due to the internal adjustments of the Trademark Office, this stage currently takes 4-6 months. After the adjustments, the formal review will also take 3-4 months.

Substantive examination: Substantive examination is an examination of whether the trademark applied for registration meets the registration conditions. After passing the examination at this stage, the Trademark Office will issue a notice of preliminary examination. If the application fails, the Trademark Office will also issue a notice of rejection. Including the time spent on formal examination, this stage takes about 9 months, which is the most time-consuming stage in trademark registration.

Preliminary Examination Announcement: After review by the Trademark Office, the trademark applied for registration is deemed to comply with the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law, and will be initially reviewed and announced, which is called the "Preliminary Examination Announcement". This stage takes 3 months, and the time is fixed.

Issue the certificate: If all processes are normal and there will be no trademark rejection or objection, the Trademark Office will approve the registration and prepare to issue the trademark certificate. This stage usually takes about 2-4 months. .

It is not difficult to see that in the process of trademark registration, the normal registration process takes about 14 months. If there is a trademark review or trademark opposition defense, it will take even longer. This situation is something that every applicant does not want to see, so the editor recommends that you choose a regular agency to register your trademark when registering a trademark.