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It is better to entrust an agent for trademark transfer or to go to the Trademark Office to transfer yourself.

Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer idle trademarks, everyone is recycling trademarks, and there are more and more trademark agencies, in order to facilitate everyone's convenient, quick and worry-free transfer. There are more and more transfer and trading platforms. Don’t be careless when choosing a platform. Don’t choose casually, but choose a formal and reliable platform.

To choose a regular and reliable trademark, you can ask about the process. After all, each company has different procedures and different methods of doing things, but the ultimate goal is the same.

Then the question comes. There is a fee for entrusting a trademark agent. And the fees of each formal platform are 8%-10%. For some people, this fee is slightly high. Should they entrust an agent, or go to the Trademark Office to transfer it themselves.

First of all, the Trademark Office is in Beijing. Apart from Beijing, no place has a Trademark Office. Many people are not in Beijing. They are far away from the Trademark Office, and they don’t know the transfer procedures. Some people go there by themselves. If you miss something, you have to go back and get it again. This is quite time-consuming and expensive, but the applicant should make the decision based on his or her specific situation. If the applicant is familiar with trademark laws, regulations and related procedures, and the postal service of his usual residence or business place is in good condition, he can go directly to the Trademark Office to apply. If you do not meet the above conditions, it is best to entrust a trademark agent.

Trademark transfer

1. If you want to transfer a registered trademark to another person, you must entrust a trademark agency or go directly to the Trademark Office to handle the transfer procedures for the registered trademark.

2. If the exclusive right to use a trademark is transferred due to a business merger, merger or restructuring, the registered trademark transfer procedures should be handled at the Trademark Office.

3. If the exclusive right to use a trademark is transferred in accordance with a court decision, the transfer procedures must also be completed.

4. When transferring a trademark, you must also transfer the similar trademark on hand.

When handling a trademark transfer or transfer, you must fill out the "Transfer Application/Registered Trademark Application". Since September 15, 2002, trademarks that have been applied for but have not yet been approved for registration can also apply for assignment or transfer.

What information should be submitted when applying for the transfer of a registered trademark and how does the Trademark Law stipulate the transfer of trademarks?

(1) To transfer a registered trademark, the transferor and the transferee shall submit to The Trademark Office submits an application for transfer of a registered trademark (the transferor and the transferee stamp the transfer application), a copy of the trademark registration certificate, and a copy of the business license or ID card of the transferor and transferee. If an agency is entrusted, it also needs to be stamped. A power of attorney for trademark agency bearing the official seal of the transferee. The application procedures for transferring a registered trademark shall be handled by the transferee. After the Trademark Office approves the application for transfer of a registered trademark, it will issue a corresponding certificate to the transferee.

(2) When a registered trademark is transferred, the trademark transferor must also transfer the same or similar trademarks registered on the same or similar goods. If the application is not transferred together, the Trademark Office shall notify the applicant to make corrections within a time limit. If no correction is made within the time limit, the application for transfer of the registered trademark shall be deemed to have been abandoned, and the Trademark Office shall notify the applicant in writing. The Trademark Office will not approve an application for transfer of a registered trademark that may cause misunderstanding, confusion or other adverse effects, and will notify the applicant in writing and explain the reasons.