It is normal that it is not updated in time. Generally speaking, the query results only display the trademark information that has been successfully registered, and do not display the trademark information that is being accepted.

First, the application time may be too short and it has not been entered yet;

Second, the trademark website often makes mistakes.

So the best way is to call the Trademark Office for consultation.

Extended information

Trademark query introduction

Trademark query means that the trademark registration applicant personally or entrusts a trademark agent to query the relevant trademark application registration status through the trademark online. This is a process to find out whether the trademark you are applying for registration is the same as or similar to a trademark that has been registered or is being applied for by others. 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.

Trademark query can only query the trademark information that has been entered into the database, so there is a blank period, or blind area. Generally, a similar trademark query is done 4 to 6 months after the trademark application to enhance trademark registration. success rate.

Article 30 of the "Trademark Law" stipulates: Any trademark applied for registration does not comply with the relevant provisions of this Law or is the same as another person's trademark that has been registered or preliminarily approved for the same or similar goods, or If the application is similar, the Trademark Office will reject the application and will not publish it.

Therefore, inquiries should be made before application, so that the trademark can obtain a trademark certificate as much as possible. At the same time, it generally takes nearly a year for a registered trademark to be accepted by the Trademark Office and announced. If it is registered If a trademark is rejected without being searched, it not only wastes money, but more importantly, wastes time and delays the use of the trademark.

The significance of trademark search

1. Exploring registration obstacles

(1) Check whether there is an identical or registered trademark on the same or similar goods. Registration of similar trademarks increases the chance of successful trademark registration;

(2) If there is an identical or similar previously registered trademark, the trademark to be registered can be modified or adjusted, or the application can be abandoned.

2. Find out whether the trademark can be used safely

(1) Avoid infringement of other people’s registered trademarks by checking the trademark registration status;

(2) ) Reduce publicity and advertising cost losses and reduce business risks.

3. Discover trademark squatting

There are three types of trademark squatters: one is the trademark owner’s partners, such as sales agents. The purpose is to obtain or consolidate their exclusive agent status, or to ask for high transfer fees from the registered trademark; the second category is "free riders", that is, they try to take advantage of the goodwill of the registered trademark and consciously cause harm to consumers. Obtaining improper benefits through misidentification; third, trademark brokers, who register other people's trademarks solely for the purpose of defrauding the registered trademark transfer fee or licensing fee, while the squatter himself has no intention of using the registered trademark. Therefore, conducting trademark searches as early as possible can help reduce, avoid and recover losses in discovering trademark squatting. If you find out through inquiry that the preemptively registered trademark is still in the application stage and has not yet been registered, you can promptly file an objection during the opposition announcement period.

4. Understand the progress of the application

Promptly conduct trademark inquiries to understand the progress of trademark registration applications, so that you can be aware of trademark registration and trademark use.

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