If Chinese companies want to use their trademarks in the Philippines and obtain legal protection, they need to submit a trademark registration application to the Philippine Trademark Office. Applying for trademark registration in the Philippines includes the following procedures: 1. Pre-Application Search Before applying for trademark registration, the applicant may consider searching the applied trademark to see if an identical or similar trademark has been applied for/registered on the same or similar goods/services. Normally it takes 10 working days to get the query results. 2． Submitting an application for trademark registration If the search results show that no one else has an identical or similar trademark on similar goods or services, the applicant can submit an application. According to the provisions of the "International Classification of Goods and Services for Trademark Registration" (also known as the "Nice Classification"), goods and services are divided into 45 categories. 3. Review: After receiving the trademark registration application, the Philippine Trademark Office will conduct a formal review and substantive review of the trademark application to determine whether the submitted application documents are complete, whether the applied trademark is distinctive, and whether it violates the prohibition provisions of the Trademark Law. And whether it is identical or similar to a trademark previously applied or registered by others on the same or similar goods. If upon review the application does not comply with the registration requirements, the trademark application will be rejected. If the applicant is not satisfied with the decision made by the Trademark Office, he or she may appeal to the Philippine Court of Appeal. 4. To submit a declaration of use, the applicant must submit a notarized "declaration of trademark use" to the Philippine Trademark Office within 3 years from the date of application, together with corresponding evidence of use. Evidence of use is the actual use label of the trademark or pictures or photos of product packaging that clearly shows the trademark. 5. After the notice and opposition are reviewed, and the examining officer determines that the trademark application is acceptable, the notice will be published on the Philippine Official Trademark Gazette. The objection period is 30 days from the date of announcement. During the opposition period, anyone can file an objection to the trademark application. The applicant may respond to this objection. The examiner will rule on the outcome of the objection. 6. Registration If no one else raises objections to the trademark application within 30 days after the announcement, the trademark will be approved for registration. The validity period of trademark registration is 10 years, calculated from the date of registration. After a trademark is registered, the trademark registrant shall use the registered trademark commercially in the Philippines. A declaration of use of the registered trademark must be submitted between the 5th and 6th year from the date of trademark registration. If a trademark use statement is not submitted, the registered trademark will be revoked.