If a cooperative needs to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark for the goods or services it produces, manufactures, processes, selects or distributes, it shall file an application for trademark registration with the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the Trademark Office) according to law. At present, there are two ways to handle various trademark registration matters: one is to go directly to the Trademark Office; The second is to entrust a nationally recognized trademark agency to act as an agent. If it is handled directly at the Trademark Office, the applicant shall submit a copy of the ID card of the agent in addition to other documents that should be submitted; Where a trademark agency is entrusted, the applicant shall, in addition to other documents that should be submitted, submit a power of attorney for entrusting a trademark agency to handle trademark registration matters. If a cooperative directly handles trademark registration, it should go to the trademark registration hall of the Trademark Office. Trademark registration procedures are complicated, and the registration time is long. Therefore, it is best for cooperatives to find a professional agency to register trademarks. Through professional guidance, the registration risk can be reduced and the success rate of trademark registration can be improved.

materials required for trademark registration application: trademark pattern, the scope of goods or services to be used for trademark registration, and a copy of the cooperative business license.

trademark registration application procedure: first, inquire about the trademark. If there is no identical or similar trademark in advance, you can make application documents and submit the application. One to three months after the application is submitted, the Trademark Office will issue an application acceptance notice (this stage is called the formal review stage). After the formal review is completed, it will enter the substantive review stage, which will take about one and a half years. If the substantive examination is qualified, it will enter the announcement procedure; When the announcement expires and no one raises any objection, the Trademark Office will approve the registration and issue a trademark registration certificate.

according to the provisions of the trademark law, the validity period of a registered trademark is 1 years, counting from the date of approval. It can be renewed 6 months before the expiration of the validity period and the renewal fee can be paid. Each renewal is still valid for 1 years. There is no limit to the number of renewals. If no application is made within this time limit, a 6-month extension period may be granted. If the renewal of registration is not filed within the grace period, the Trademark Office shall cancel its registered trademark and make an announcement.

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