The blind spot of trademark inquiry means that the trademark application information cannot be inquired for a period of time. Why is there a blind search period? This is because it takes some time for the relevant information of trademark application to be entered into the database of the Trademark Office, during which the information of trademark application cannot be found. At present, the blind search period of trademark inquiry is 10 days, which means that the trademark application information before today is not available. In this process, if someone applies for the same trademark as you, it will be rejected. Therefore, in the process of trademark registration, the blind search period of trademark inquiry is a 1 risk that applicants must face, and it is also an unavoidable risk.
The subjective judgment of trademark examiners affects the registration of trademarks. Trademark examination, according to the Trademark Application Guidelines and related standards, shall be independently examined and decided by the Trademark Office examiner. However, due to different examiners' differences in their own specialties, knowledge, work experience and sense of responsibility, the evaluation results will inevitably be influenced by examiners' subjective factors. Therefore, for the same type of situation, different examiners may come to diametrically opposite judgment results, resulting in the same trademark, some successful, some rejected. Generally speaking, trademark examination is a highly subjective work, and the standards of trademark examination will change with the times, so the risks brought by the subjective judgment of trademark examiners to trademark registration are inevitable.
The professional level of trademark agencies is mixed. Most enterprises will entrust trademark agencies to apply for trademarks. Because the trademark application has strong professionalism and technical operability, and the trademark registration application itself also has certain risks, the professional quality of the trademark agency is also very important for the success of the trademark. Driven by interests, some trademark agencies with lack of credit or low professional level often give inappropriate suggestions, which will lead to the rejection of trademarks, waste limited funds and delay valuable time.
Trademark similarity is too similar to the trademarks previously applied by others. So far, many trademarks have been rejected because they are too similar. Trademarks are generally rejected only because of different fonts, different designs and different phonetic symbols. But I especially like this name. What should I do if I have used it for several years? Of course, if you particularly like this name, we will suggest that you add some words in front to improve the success rate of trademark registration.
These are the risks of trademark registration.