Principles of Registration in my country’s Trademark Law Principles of Registration Registration is a process of confirming the ownership of exclusive rights to a trademark. There are two basic principles adopted by the trademark laws of various countries in the world to confirm the exclusive right of trademarks, one is the registration principle, and the other is the use principle. The so-called registration principle means that the exclusive right to a trademark is obtained through registration. Regardless of whether the trademark is used or not, as long as it complies with the provisions of the Trademark Law and is approved by the trademark authority, the applicant will obtain the exclusive right to the trademark and be protected by law. The usage principle means that trademark rights can be generated through use. According to this principle, the first user can obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark. Article 3 of my country’s Trademark Law stipulates: “A trademark approved and registered by the Trademark Office is a registered trademark, and the trademark registrant enjoys the exclusive right to use the trademark and is protected by law.” It can be seen that my country’s Trademark Law adopts the registration principle. First-to-file principle The first-to-file principle is one of the important procedural principles derived from the registration principle. Since the exclusive right to use a trademark is generated based on registration, and there is not always one person applying for registration of the same or similar trademark on the same or similar goods, then the time at which the application is submitted determines who owns the exclusive right to the trademark. Whoever owns it is an effective method. So, you have to register first. There is no problem at all with "the market is not moving, but the trademark takes precedence".