What are the procedures and fees for applying for a trademark by an individual? Nowadays, more and more people are beginning to pay attention to the role of trademarks. Trademarks are important symbols of a company. If a trademark wants to be protected by law, it needs to be registered.
1. How much is the process and cost of personal trademark registration?
According to the provisions of the Trademark Law: the process of trademark registration is as follows: submission of application (1 day), issuance of acceptance notice (about 20 days), trademark substantive examination (about 6 months), Announcement period (3 months) and issue of trademark registration certificate.
The information required to register a trademark is: the information required to register under an individual’s name: personal ID card, individual license, registered name and design drawing, the information required to register under a company’s name: the company’s business License, registered name and design, generally a trademark acceptance notice will be issued about 20 days after submitting the trademark application.
2. How to register a trademark and trademark fees?
Basically, the "Trademark Law" stipulates that trademark registration should:
(1) Check whether the same or similar trademark already exists with the trademark name, and also confirm the category of trademark registration, the registered trademark Industry and services.
(2) Preparation materials: If you apply in your own name, you generally need to present a copy of your ID card and self-employed business license. To apply for registration in the name of a company, you must present a copy of the company's "Business License" and a completed trademark registration application stamped with the company's official seal and personal signature.
(3) Apply for trademark registration to the Trademark Office of the State Intellectual Property Office, or entrust a trademark agency to help you prepare trademark application documents and submit trademark application documents.
(4) The trademark registration authority will conduct trademark review (6-10 months), preliminary review announcement and registration announcement (3 months) on the trademark registration application. If there is no objection to the announcement, you can receive the trademark certificate . Regarding the fee for registering a trademark, the official fee for one trademark application is 300 yuan. You can choose 10 categories of goods or services. If there are less than 10 categories, an official fee of 300 yuan will still be charged. For more than 10 categories, the official fee will be 30 yuan per category. Collect official fees. If a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the matter, the applicant shall pay the trademark registration certificate official fee and agency fee to the trademark agency.
3. How much does it cost to register a trademark?
(1) Trademark registration fees are charged according to category and number. The fee for each trademark in each category is: 300 yuan per general trademark (valid for ten years, including ten years of fees, for domestic companies or individuals, of which The national fee is 300 yuan).
(2) For online reporting by agencies, different agencies charge different fees.
Frequently Asked Questions: How long does it take for the trademark acceptance notice to come out?
The above is about the process and fees for individual trademark applications. Regarding relevant knowledge, many people may think that trademarks can only be applied for registration by corporate organizations. In fact, natural persons can also apply for registered trademarks. If you have other trademark questions, please feel free to consult Intellectual Property Rights, and we will have professional customer service to answer your questions. Personal trademark registration Trademark registration fees