1. The announcement time for the preliminary examination of trademark registration: 3-4 months for the formal examination of the trademark to establish the application date.
If no one raises objections to a preliminary approved trademark within three months from the date of publication of the preliminary approval announcement, the trademark will be registered and a registration announcement will be published at the same time. If no one raises any objection within three months or if the objection raised is found to be invalid, the trademark will be registered and a registration certificate will be issued.
2. General trademark review process
It takes about 3 working days to issue the acceptance number, and the information can be found on the official website of the Trademark Office in about 2-3 months, and it takes about 3-5 months to issue the acceptance number. A paper acceptance notice will be issued, and the preliminary review will be completed in 9-12 months, and a 3-month announcement period will be entered. If no objections are raised at the end of the period, it will be considered approved, and the trademark certificate will be printed and issued.
3. The role of trademark registration announcement
For a trademark that has been preliminarily approved after the preliminary approval announcement, within three months from the date of announcement, if anyone believes that the preliminarily approved trademark violates the If the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law are not met, you can file an objection with the Trademark Office. After the three-month opposition period, if there is no objection or the objection cannot be established after the opposition ruling procedure, the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce will issue an announcement when registering the applied trademark. The purpose of this announcement is to inform the public that the trademark has been registered and that the applicant has obtained exclusive rights to the trademark and no one may infringe upon it.