Trademark application and registration should go through the following processes: trademark inquiry, application submission, application acceptance, substantive examination, registration announcement, registration approval and certification. Under abnormal circumstances, due to external factors, the application may be rejected, re-examined, questioned and protested. Before applying, you should make a trademark inquiry. If you don't have the same or similar documents in advance, you can make application documents. About 3 months after the application is submitted, the Trademark Office will issue an application acceptance notice.
Trademark is a specific mark used by enterprises or individuals to identify the source of their goods or services. The conditions for applying for a trademark include:
1 can be used as a trademark logo: a trademark can be words, graphics, colors, letters, numbers, sounds, three-dimensional signs, etc. , but it must comply with the provisions of laws and regulations on trademarks, not violate public order and good customs, and not be confused with existing trademarks;
2. Applicants for trademark registration: Applicants for trademark registration may be individuals, legal persons or other organizations, including enterprises, individual industrial and commercial households, institutions, social organizations and government agencies. Applicants need to have independent legal personality or independent capacity for civil rights and civil conduct;
3. Scope of application: Trademark applicants can apply for trademark registration in China or apply for international trademark registration, but they need to meet relevant conditions and procedures;
4. Trademark category: Trademarks can be divided into two categories: commodity trademarks and service trademarks. Applicants need to choose the corresponding trademark category according to the goods or services involved in their trademarks;
5. Trademark preliminary examination and announcement: Trademark registration needs to go through trademark preliminary examination and announcement procedures. Applicants need to submit relevant application materials and pay corresponding fees in accordance with the regulations to ensure that the application meets the statutory conditions and procedures.
To sum up, the specific conditions and procedures for trademark application and registration may be different in different countries, regions and industries. Applicants should carefully understand and abide by local laws, regulations and rules to avoid unnecessary risks and losses.
Legal basis:
Article 28 of the Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
The Trademark Office shall, within nine months from the date of receiving the application documents for trademark registration, complete the examination of the trademark applied for registration. If it meets the relevant provisions of this Law, it shall make a preliminary examination and make an announcement.