Trademark search refers to the search by a trademark registration applicant or its agent to see whether the trademark applied for is identical or similar to the previously owned trademark before filing an application for registration. Inquiry is not a necessary procedure for trademark application and registration. The scope of inquiry is limited to the registered trademarks and trademarks under application that have entered the Trademark Office database from the date of inquiry, and does not include information on prior rights under review. The results have no legal effect. It is for reference only and is not the basis for the Trademark Office to approve or reject the application. Trademark registration is a legal process for trademarking. The trademark registration applicant files an application, and after review by the Trademark Office, a preliminary approval is announced. If no one raises an objection or the objection is ruled to be untenable, the trademark will be registered and effective, protected by law, and the trademark registrant enjoys the exclusive right to the trademark. 1. Trademark inquiry. Pre-application inquiry is an important step in applying for trademark registration. Although the inquiry results do not have legal effect, it can enable trademark registration applicants to be aware of the situation, reduce blindness, and reduce trademark registration risks, thus greatly reducing expenses. At the same time, strive for more application time. For trademark inquiries, you can go to the Zhongxiruan trademark registration website. Zhongxiruan provides free trademark search services; 2. Registered trademark review. Trademark examination is divided into formal examination and substantive examination. The Trademark Office receives a trademark application and issues an acceptance notice to the application that meets the formal requirements; trademark substantive examination is the inspection, data retrieval, analysis and comparison, and investigation and research conducted by the trademark registration authority to determine whether the trademark registration application complies with the provisions of the Trademark Law. And decide on a series of activities such as preliminary approval or rejection of the application; 3. Trademark announcement. Trademark approval refers to the decision to allow registration of a trademark application that complies with the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law after review. 4. Special procedures for registered trademark applications. The remedial procedures used when contradictions, conflicts or other reasons occur during the trademark registration process are not mandatory procedures. They mainly include three procedures: trademark rejection review, trademark objection review, and trademark dispute.