In the process of transferring the trademark of Party A's company to Party B's company, the Trademark Office shows that the trademark is invalid. Can such a trademark continue to be transferred?
Hello, your situation can be discussed according to Article 44 of the Trademark Law. Other units and individuals may request the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board to declare the registered trademark invalid. After receiving the application, the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board shall notify the parties concerned in writing and file a reply within a time limit. The applicant for invalidation has received the notice of acceptance of invalidation, so the trademark registrant should also receive the reply notice. The party applying for "invalidation" starts the invalidation procedure, which is in line with the law and does not belong to infringement. Trademark registrants should submit materials as soon as possible to defend themselves, and in the course of defense, they should emphasize that the registration procedure is legal, and there is no act of endangering socialist morality, cheating, malicious registration, etc. After registration, the trademark can be used normally, which is beneficial to them. It can also be interpreted as that the applicant for invalidation has infringed and wants to declare the trademark invalid, which will affect the normal use of the registrant and take it for himself.