The conditions for applying for the use of the Putian shoe collective trademark are:
Shoe companies that are members of the association registered locally in Putian;
Enterprises applying for the use of the collective trademark should If it has its own brand, its products must not infringe other people's trademarks, patents, copyrights and other intellectual property rights, and must not be suspected of unfair competition;
The enterprise has design capabilities, and its products should meet the quality requirements for the use of collective trademarks. If there are group standards, the group standards should be implemented;
If there are no group standards, the corresponding national or industry standards should be implemented;
Enterprises operate in compliance with the law, pay taxes in accordance with the law, and comply with safety production and environmental protection , quality and other aspects;
The enterprise and its legal representative or actual controller are honest and trustworthy, abide by the law, and have not been included in the court's list of dishonest executors.
The procedure for applying for the use of this collective trademark is:
Enterprises within the Municipal Shoe Industry Association voluntarily declare and submit the declaration form and supporting materials to the famous brand company, and the famous brand company will conduct an inspection on the applicant enterprise. Investigate, review, and publish the list of eligible companies.
If there is no objection to the public announcement, the enterprise can use the collective trademark after signing the "Authorization Agreement" and receiving the "Collective Trademark Authorization Letter", and report it to the Municipal Footwear and Clothing Industry Development and Investment Promotion Special Leading Group and the Municipal Industry and Information Technology Bureau, Municipal Market Supervision Bureau, Municipal Commerce Bureau, and Municipal Shoe Industry Association for registration. _
The rights enjoyed by enterprises using collective trademarks:
Use the trademark on their products or packaging; use the Putian Shoes collective trademark for product advertising and sales;
Priority will be given to participating in business docking, external exhibitions, technical training, trade negotiations, information exchange activities, etc. organized by famous brand companies and associations.
Obligations of enterprises using collective trademarks:
Regulate the use of collective trademarks and shall not exceed the scope of permitted use;
Maintain the image and reputation of Putian Shoes collective trademark , to ensure that product quality meets relevant standards;
Accept regular and irregular sampling inspections of product quality and trademark use supervision by famous brand companies;
Cooperate with famous brand companies to carry out centralized marketing activities and group standards Formulation, trademark use management, infringement investigation, etc.;
Ensure that the collective trademark logo does not get out of control, is not misappropriated, and is not lost, and the collective trademark logo is not allowed to be transferred, sold, or donated to others;
If an authorized enterprise encounters a problem, it will be ordered to make corrections after verification. Otherwise, the right to use the collective trademark will be suspended, stopped, or revoked as appropriate.
In addition, the signed "Authorization Agreement" requires that the Putian Shoes collective trademark authorized products produced and sold by the enterprise must be included in the collective trademark "one item, one code" traceability system.
Exit mechanism for using collective trademarks
If an enterprise using a collective trademark voluntarily withdraws, it will be two years from the effective date of withdrawal, and applications will no longer be accepted during this two-year period.
If any of the following circumstances occurs to an enterprise using a collective trademark during the period of use, the famous brand company will stop the use of the collective trademark and notify the relevant administrative departments, and applications will no longer be accepted within two years:
< p>The enterprise is punished by relevant administrative departments or included in the directory of abnormal business operations due to major illegal activities; the enterprise is found to have illegal activities in terms of intellectual property rights; the legal representative of the enterprise or its actual controller has serious violations of tax laws; p>The quality of the enterprise's products has failed to pass the random inspections supervised by government departments at the county, district and above levels and still fails to pass the re-inspection after rectification as required;
The enterprise has a major safety production accident, or A major quality accident occurs in a product, causing a major negative impact on society;
The company verifies more than three consumer reports every year in terms of product sales, services, etc. and fails to handle them properly;
Failure to Use collective trademarks in accordance with the regulations or refuse to cooperate with famous brand companies in carrying out relevant work. _