The trademark registration process in 2020 is as follows:

(1) If the applicant applies directly through the online service system, log in to the online service system → select "Trademark Registration Application" → fill in and submit the application online Book → Pay trademark fees online.

After the applicant submits a trademark registration application, the State Intellectual Property Office will review the application. Please refer to the "Trademark Registration Flow Chart" for the trademark registration review procedure.

(2) If the applicant applies for it by himself in the trademark registration hall, he can follow the following steps:

Inquiry before applying for trademark registration (optional procedure) → Prepare application documents → Submit application documents at the acceptance window → Confirm and submit the application at the coding window → Pay the trademark fee at the payment window → Receive the fee receipt

(3) Applicants who go to the trademark acceptance window should apply online Submit application materials by application method, and the specific requirements shall be subject to the requirements of the window staff.

(4) If entrusting a trademark agency to handle the matter, the applicant can voluntarily choose any trademark agency registered with the State Intellectual Property Office to handle the matter. All trademark agencies registered with the State Intellectual Property Office are published in the "Agency" column of the China Trademark Network.

The trademark registration fees in 2020 are as follows:

The original National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance Price [1995] No. 2404, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance Price [2015] No. 2136 Documents: Ministry of Finance and National Development and Reform Commission Finance and Taxation [2017] Document No. 20, National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Finance Development and Reform Price [2019] Document No. 914. ?

Trademark registration payment time in 2020

(1) If the party or agency pays through the trademark online service system (formal or simple user), it must log in to pay during the system opening hours Users pay fees to the Trademark Office online. The payment time is based on the actual payment time when the trademark online service system receives feedback from the third-party online payment platform. If no feedback from the third-party payment platform is received after the system opening time, the order will be deemed not to have been submitted.

(2) The party or agency shall pay the fees to the Trademark Office within 15 days from the date of receipt of the Trademark Office’s payment notice. If the payment is not made within the time limit, the Trademark Office will not accept the application.

When applying for trademark registration, the following documents should be submitted:

Trademark registration applications and other relevant documents can be submitted in writing or by data message. It is submitted in the form of data message. For specific requirements, please refer to the relevant provisions of the "Online Application" column of the China Trademark Network.

(1) "Application for Trademark Registration"

1. One copy of "Application for Trademark Registration" should be submitted for each trademark registration application. If submitted in paper form, it shall be typed or printed.

2. If the applicant is a legal person or other organization, the official seal shall be affixed to the designated location on the application form; if the applicant is a natural person, the applicant shall use a pen or signature pen to sign in the designated location for confirmation.

3. When an applicant from the Taiwan region applies for trademark registration and claims priority in the Taiwan region, the "Application for Trademark Registration" specifically for applicants from the Taiwan region should be applied.

4. Please refer to the instructions attached to the "Trademark Registration Application Form" for the filling requirements of the "Trademark Registration Application Form".

(2) Copy of the applicant’s identity document (when the same applicant applies for registration of multiple trademarks at the same time, only one copy is required)

1. The applicant is a domestic Legal persons or other organizations should use identity documents marked with a unified social credit code, such as copies of business licenses, legal person registration certificates, public institution legal person certificates, social group legal person certificates, law firm practice certificates and other valid certificates; journal certificates , school operating license, health license, etc. cannot be used as identity documents of the applicant.

2. If the applicant is a domestic natural person, he or she should submit a copy of a valid identity document such as an ID card, passport, household registration certificate, etc., as well as a copy of the "Individual Industrial and Commercial Household Business License" or a copy of the rural land contract management contract. .

3. If the applicant is a legal person or other organization from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan or abroad, he should submit a copy of the registration certificate of the region or country to which he belongs. Copies of registration certificates of offices and permanent representative offices of foreign enterprises in China cannot be used as copies of identity documents. If the above documents are in a foreign language, a Chinese translation should be attached; if not attached, the document will be deemed not to have been submitted.

4. If the applicant is a natural person from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and applies for it on his own, he should submit the "Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents", the "Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents" or the "Residence Permit for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Residents" within the validity period (more than one year). If the applicant is a foreign natural person and handles the application on his own, he shall submit a copy of his passport and the "Foreigner Permanent Residence Permit", "Foreigner Residence Permit" or "Foreigner's Permanent Residence Permit" issued by the public security department and within the validity period (more than one year). Residence Permit".

(3) If a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the matter, a "Trademark Agency Power of Attorney" should be submitted.

1. The "Trademark Agency Power of Attorney" should specify the content and authority of the agency.

2. If the applicant is a foreigner or a foreign enterprise, the "Trademark Agency Power of Attorney" shall state the applicant's nationality.

3. The notarization and authentication procedures for the "Trademark Agency Power of Attorney" and related certification documents of foreigners or foreign enterprises shall be handled in accordance with the principle of reciprocity.

(4) Trademark drawings

1. One trademark drawing should be submitted for each trademark registration application. If applying for trademark registration based on a color combination or colored pattern, the colored pattern should be submitted; if the color is not specified, the black and white pattern should be submitted.

2. The trademark pattern must be clear and easy to paste, printed on smooth and durable paper or replaced by a photo. The length and width should be no more than 10 cm and no less than 5 cm. The trademark pattern should be pasted in the designated location on the "Application for Trademark Registration".

3. If applying for trademark registration with a three-dimensional mark, it should be stated in the application, and the method of use of the trademark should be explained in the "Trademark Description" column of the "Trademark Registration Application". The applicant should submit a drawing that can determine the three-dimensional shape, and the trademark drawing should contain at least three views.

4. If applying for trademark registration based on a color combination, it should be stated in the application, and a text description should be included in the "Trademark Description" column of the "Trademark Registration Application" to explain the use of the color code and trademark. Way.

If applying for trademark registration based on color combination, the trademark pattern should be a color block indicating the color combination, or a graphic outline indicating the location of the color use. The graphic outline is not a component of the trademark and must be represented by a dotted line rather than a solid line.

5. If you apply for a registered trademark with a sound mark, you should declare it in the application, describe the sound mark in the trademark picture frame, and submit a sound sample that meets the requirements, as well as a sound mark in the "Trademark The "Trademark Description" column of the "Registration Application Form" explains how to use the trademark.

⑴Description of sound trademark. The sound applied for use as a trademark should be described in five-line notation or simplified musical notation, and a text explanation should be attached; if it cannot be described in five-line musical notation or simplified musical notation, it should be described in words.

⑵ Requirements for sound samples:

① If a sound trademark registration application is submitted in paper form, the audio file of the sound sample should be stored in a read-only CD, and the CD should There is only one audio file. If a sound trademark registration application is submitted via data message, the sound sample should be uploaded correctly as required.

②The audio file of the sound sample should be less than 5MB and the format is wav or mp3.

⑶The trademark description and the sound sample should be consistent.