According to the provisions of my country’s Trademark Law, the trademark review department should review the trademark within nine months after receiving the applicant’s registration application. One month after submission is the time for acceptance, and then review. The review time is about 6-8 months. After passing the preliminary review, there will be a 3-month announcement period. If there are no objections during the announcement period, the trademark registration certificate can be issued; The overall time is about 12-14 months.
1. What conditions must be met when applying for a registered trademark:
1. You must follow the principle of good faith;
2. You must be responsible for the quality of the goods using the trademark;
3. The trademark applied for must be distinguishable from other people’s goods;
4. The trademark must have distinctive features and be easy to identify, and must not be inconsistent with the legal rights previously obtained by others. conflict.
Products that must use registered trademarks must apply for trademark registration. Products without approved registration may not be sold in the market.
2. What are the procedures for trademark registration:
1. Entrust a trademark agent to register the trademark and make payment.
2. Check. If it is a text trademark, it is recommended to check it first and then design it; if it is a graphic trademark, please design it first and then check it.
3. Organize materials and apply, and submit the trademark to the State Trademark Administration for application.
4. Notification of acceptance. In about three months, the State Trademark Administration will issue a notice of acceptance to the applicant.
5. Preliminary examination, within 9 months after obtaining the notice of acceptance. The Trademark Office will conduct a preliminary review, and if the review fails, the trademark will be rejected.
6. Preliminary review announcement. After passing the preliminary review, the announcement will be made for another 3 months.
7. Issue a trademark registration certificate. After the preliminary announcement is passed, the Trademark Office will issue a formal trademark registration certificate to the applicant.
3. The materials required to register a trademark include:
1. A clear trademark design drawing without random drawings;
2. A completed trademark application Registration letter;
3. Applicant’s identification materials;
4. Trademark agency registration contract (generally, only those who have an agency need to prepare this material and register by themselves Not required for merchants.
5. Copy of business license of individual industrial and commercial households
Legal basis
Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China<. /p>
Article 28: For a trademark applied for registration, the Trademark Office shall complete the review within nine months from the date of receipt of the trademark registration application documents. If it meets the relevant provisions of this Law, it shall make a preliminary approval announcement < /p>
Article 29: During the examination process, if the Trademark Office believes that the contents of the trademark registration application need to be explained or corrected, it may require the applicant to make explanations or corrections. If the applicant fails to make explanations or corrections, the trademark office shall not. Affect the Trademark Office's review decision.
Article 30: Any trademark applied for registration does not comply with the relevant provisions of this Law or is a trademark that has been registered or preliminarily approved by others on the same or similar goods. If the application is identical or similar, the Trademark Office will reject the application and will not publish it.