What are the trademark registration procedures and fees? Trademark registration should generally be completed at a specific location, but the trademark may be infringed. Trademark infringement is generally the unauthorized use of the trademark without the consent of the trademark user. This is a violation of relevant regulations and will generally be subject to certain penalties. punishing. Below, Intellectual Property has compiled the corresponding information for you, hoping it will be helpful to you.

1. How much does it cost for a company to register a trademark?

1. Paper application fee standard (by category): 300 yuan (limited to 10 products in this category. For more than 10 products, for each product exceeding 1, an additional 30 yuan will be charged for each product).

2. Online application fee for accepting electronic documents (by category): 270 yuan (limited to 10 products in this category. For more than 10 products, for each product exceeding 1, an additional 27 yuan will be charged for each product ).

2. What conditions do trademark applicants need to meet?

Natural persons, legal persons or other organizations are responsible for the goods they produce, manufacture, process, select or distribute or the services they provide. , if you need to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark, you should apply for trademark registration to the Trademark Office.

Two or more natural persons, legal persons or other organizations may apply to the Trademark Office for registration of the same trademark at the same time, and jointly enjoy and exercise the exclusive right to the trademark.

3. The latest trademark registration procedures

1. Registration preparation

Select the registration method

One is to go to the National Industrial and Commercial Administration by yourself Apply for registration with the Trademark Office of the State Administration of Taxation; the other is to entrust an experienced trademark agency to organize agency services.

2. Prepare materials

Prepare 10 trademark drawings (for color trademarks of specified colors, 10 colored drawings and 1 black and white ink drawing should be submitted), the length and width should not be greater than 10 cm, not less than 5 cm. If the direction of the trademark pattern is unclear, arrows should be used to indicate the upper and lower parts; if an individual applies, he or she must present his or her ID card and submit a copy plus a copy of the individual business license and the business scope must be consistent with the registered trademark; If the application is from an enterprise, a copy of the enterprise's "Business License" must be presented and submitted; a trademark registration application form with the official seal of the unit shall be submitted.

3. Start applying

4. Submit an application according to the classification of goods and services

Currently, goods and services are divided into 45 categories, among which goods 34 categories, 11 categories of services. When applying for registration, the category of goods or services for which the trademark is used should be determined according to the classification of the goods and services classification table; if the same applicant uses the same trademark on different categories of goods, he should file a registration application according to different categories.

5. Determination of the filing date

This is the most important point: Since China’s trademark registration adopts the first-to-file principle, once you have a dispute over trademark rights with other companies, the filing date will be determined. Prior companies will be protected by law. Therefore, it is very important to establish the filing date. The filing date shall be the date when the Trademark Office receives the application.

The next step is the three procedures of trademark review, preliminary review announcement, and registration announcement. It should be emphasized that a trademark that has passed the preliminary review by the Trademark Office can be registered only if no one raises objections three months after the announcement. The trademark is protected by law. The validity period of a registered trademark is ten years, calculated from the date of approval of registration. If the validity period expires and you need to continue to use it, you can apply for trademark renewal registration.

6. Receive the trademark registration certificate

After the trademark is registered, the Trademark Office issues a certificate to the registrant.

If the agent is organized through an agency, the agent will send the "Trademark Registration Certificate" to the registrant; if the registration is done directly, the registrant should arrive at the registrant within three months after receiving the "Notice of Collecting the Trademark Registration Certificate" When collecting the certificate from the Trademark Office, you should also bring: a letter of introduction for obtaining the trademark registration certificate, the ID card of the person receiving the certificate and its copy, the original copy of the business license and a copy stamped with the seal of the local industrial and commercial department, the notice for obtaining the trademark registration certificate, the trademark If the name of the registrant is changed, a change certificate issued by the industrial and commercial department must be attached.

Note: It usually takes about one to three and a half years from application to issuance of a newly applied trademark, of which application acceptance and formal review takes about one month, and substantive review takes about 24 to 30 months. , the objection period is three months, and it takes about two months from the approval announcement to the issuance of the certificate.

To sum up, we can understand that when applying for trademark registration abroad, you should generally entrust a trademark agent in the country where you are located.

International registration does not generate exclusive rights. In other words, the registrant's trademark cannot be directly protected in member states. The above is the information compiled by Intellectual Property for everyone. If you have any other questions, please feel free to consult a professional intellectual property consultant. logotrademark registered trademarklogo