If the graphic is a commonly used background pattern or a pattern commonly used in the industry, such as a simple diagram of the water cup in the trademark used on a water cup, or a non-significant decorative pattern, such as a rectangular border, That's just an English trademark. If the pattern is distinctive, it is a combination trademark.
A color combination trademark refers to a trademark composed of two or more colors arranged and combined. A trademark consisting of words, patterns and colors is not a color combination trademark, but a general combination trademark;
Definition of trademark: A trademark is a trademark that is used by producers and operators of goods in their production, manufacturing, processing, Text, graphics, letters, numbers, three-dimensional logos, sounds, colors, or a combination of the above elements used on the goods selected or distributed or used by the service provider in the services provided to distinguish the source of the goods or services. Combination, a sign with distinctive characteristics, is a product of modern economy. In the commercial field, trademarks include words, graphics, letters, numbers, three-dimensional logos and color combinations, as well as combinations of the above elements, which can be applied for registration as trademarks. Trademarks approved and registered by the state are "registered trademarks" and are protected by law. Trademarks protect trademark registrants by ensuring that they have the exclusive right to identify goods or services, or to license others to use them for remuneration.
Trademark structure
1. Word trademark
refers to a trademark consisting only of words, including Chinese characters and ethnic minority characters, foreign characters and Arabic numerals or Trademarks that are a combination of different words;
2. Graphic trademarks
Refer to trademarks that are composed only of graphics. Which can be divided into:
1. Symbol trademarks: refer to trademarks that use certain simple symbols to form patterns;
2. Geometric trademarks: are composed of more abstract graphics
3. Natural graphic trademark: It is a graphic trademark composed of natural objects such as people, animals, plants, natural scenery, etc. Some are based on actual photos, while others are trademarks composed of natural graphics that have been processed, refined, summarized and exaggerated;
3. Alphabet trademarks
refers to trademarks using pinyin The smallest writing unit of text or phonetic symbols, including trademarks composed of pinyin characters, foreign letters such as English letters, Latin letters, etc.;
4. Digital trademarks
Use Arabic numerals, Roman numerals, etc. Numbers or trademarks composed of Chinese uppercase numerals;
5. Three-dimensional logo trademark
Also known as a three-dimensional trademark, it is a three-dimensional object logo with three dimensions: length, width, and height. The constituted trademark mark is different from the commonly seen trademark patterns that appear on a flat surface. Instead, it appears in a three-dimensional material form. This form may appear on the shape of the product, or on the container or other items of the product. place. This is a new content added to the newly revised "Trademark Law" in 2001, which will make China's trademark protection system more perfect;
6. Color combination trademarks
Color combination trademarks It refers to a trademark formed by the arrangement and combination of two or more colors. Trademarks composed of words, patterns and colors are not color combination trademarks, but are just general combination trademarks;
7. Combination trademarks (1~6 above)