For geographical indication products, corresponding national standards, local standards or management regulations should be formulated based on factors such as the product category, scope, popularity, production and sales of the product, etc. The national standardization administrative department organizes the drafting and publishing of national standards for geographical indication protected products; the provincial-level local people's government standardization administrative departments organize the drafting and publishing of local standards for geographical indication protected products. The quality inspection of geographical indication protected products shall be undertaken by inspection agencies designated by the provincial quality and technical supervision department and the entry-exit inspection and quarantine department directly under the jurisdiction. If necessary, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine will organize re-inspection.
The requirements for the use of special signs for geographical indications are as follows:
(1) If geographical indication protected products and geographical indications registered as collective trademarks or certification marks use special signs for geographical indications, they shall be The designated location of the special geographical indication sign is marked with a unified social credit code. If foreign geographical indication protected products use the special geographical indication mark, the dealer's unified social credit code should be marked at the designated position of the special geographical indication mark.
(2) If a geographical indication protected product uses the special geographical indication mark, the special geographical indication mark and the geographical indication name should be used simultaneously, and the implemented geographical indication standard code or code should be marked on the product label or packaging. Approval announcement number.
(3) If a geographical indication registered as a collective trademark or certification mark uses the special mark for geographical indication, the special mark for geographical indication and the collective mark or certification mark should be used at the same time, and the trademark registration number should be added.
Legal users of special signs for geographical indications shall abide by the principle of good faith and perform the following obligations:
(1) Organize the production of geographical indication products in accordance with relevant standards, management specifications and usage management rules;
(2) Standardize the marking of special signs for geographical indications in accordance with the requirements for the use of special signs for geographical indications;
(3) Disclose it to the public in a timely manner and submit it regularly to the local intellectual property management department Usage of special signs for geographical indications.
The process of applying for a geographical indication trademark: Applying for a geographical indication trademark can be applied in the form of a collective trademark or a certification mark. The application process is the same as that of an ordinary trademark. The applicant or agent submits a trademark registration application to the Trademark Office.
Legal basis:
"Measures for the Administration of Special Marks for Geographical Indication Products" Article 1
In order to strengthen the protection of geographical indications and safeguard the rights and interests of geographical indication registrants Legitimate rights and interests, standardizing the use of special signs for geographical indication products (hereinafter referred to as special signs), and promoting the development of geographical indication products, in accordance with the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" and the "Regulations on the Implementation of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" 》Relevant provisions, these measures are formulated.
Article 2 The special mark referred to in these Measures is a special mark established by the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce for geographical indication products to indicate that the geographical indication of the product using the special mark has been registered by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. The Trademark Office of the State Administration of Administration approved the registration.
The basic pattern of the third special mark consists of the Chinese and English characters of the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese geographical indications, the deformed font of GI, and the graphics of wheat and the Temple of Heaven. Green (C:70 M:0 Y:100 K:15; C:100 M:0 Y:100 K:75) and yellow (C:0 M:20 Y:100 K:0) are the basic components of the special logo color.