"Withdrawal for three years" refers to the situation where a trademark has been revoked due to non-use for three consecutive years. Any unit or individual can submit a cancellation application to the Trademark Office. So when does the transferred trademark’s third-party cancellation start? Can the trademark in the third-party cancellation application be transferred?

When will the transferred trademark be withdrawn?

Not using a registered trademark for three consecutive years means that a registered trademark has not been used during its validity period, and this behavior continues for more than three years without interruption. The period of non-use of a registered trademark for three consecutive years shall be calculated forward three years from the date the applicant applies to the Trademark Office for cancellation of the registered trademark.

If the trademark being applied for "withdrawal of three" is an internationally registered trademark in Madrid, the registration must be approved for three years, and the time shall be counted from the expiration date of the trademark's extension to China's rejection period.

For trademarks that have been withdrawn from the "Three" trademarks that have been subject to objections, review of the decision not to register, and subsequent administrative proceedings, the time to stop using the registered trademark shall be calculated from the date of the final decision or judgment. If the exclusive right to trademark is obtained after rejection review, the calculation shall start from the date of rejection review ruling. If the goods or services approved in the trademark are partially rejected, the period shall be calculated from the expiration date of the extension of the time limit for rejection of the goods or services to China.

Can a trademark in a third-party cancellation application be transferred?

Trademarks that are being withdrawn for the third time can be transferred, but there are big problems with the trademarks that are being withdrawn. The trademarks that have been withdrawn for the third time are not actually a kind of trademark. Good trademarks, but some people will label this type of trademark as being on sale or at a discount. Therefore, before purchasing a trademark, you must ask clearly about the basic information of this type of trademark in advance, otherwise you will end up buying this type of trademark. If it is a similar trademark, it will cause considerable time and cost losses to the enterprise.

The above is the time when the transferred trademark will be withdrawn, and the relevant information about the transfer of the trademark in the application for withdrawal.