Trademark registration is a serious legal procedure. The application for trademark registration filed by the applicant shall be preliminarily examined and approved by the Trademark Office. If no objection is raised within three months or the objection is ruled invalid, the trademark will take effect and be protected by law, and the trademark registrant will enjoy the exclusive right to use the trademark. It takes about two years to apply for trademark registration. There is no statutory time limit for the approval or rejection of an application for trademark registration. At present, the first-instance announcement of trademarks is about 65,438+08 months from the date of application (earlier if rejected). If there is no objection to the trademark within 3 months from the date of the announcement of the first instance, the Trademark Office will approve and announce the trademark, and then issue a trademark registration certificate, and the trademark will be approved. The time period of trademark examination will change at any time according to the speed of internal examination of the Trademark Office.

(1) Inquiries about trademark registration

Trademark inquiry refers to the inquiry whether the trademark applied by the applicant for trademark registration or his agent is the same as or similar to the trademark that enjoyed the prior right before applying for registration. Inquiry is not a necessary procedure for trademark registration. The scope of inquiry is limited to the registered trademarks and trademarks in application that have entered the database of the Trademark Office since the date of inquiry, and does not include the prior rights information in the review state. This result has no legal effect, and is for reference only, and is not used as the basis for the Trademark Office to approve or reject the application. Trademark inquiry is a professional job, and you can also entrust us to make inquiries.

(2) Examination of the form of trademark registration

Trademark form review (about 3 months), trademark form review refers to whether the documents and procedures for applying for trademark registration comply with the law. If it meets the legal requirements, the examination institution will compile the application number and determine the application date. It is very important to determine the application date. As the principle of first application is adopted in trademark registration in China, once the application date occurs, it will become the legal basis for determining the trademark right. The date of application for trademark registration shall be the date when the Trademark Office receives the application. For applications that meet the formal requirements, the Trademark Office shall receive the Notice of Acceptance.

(3) substantive examination of trademark registration

Examination of the substance of a trademark (about12-1August) is a series of activities of the trademark registration authority to inspect, retrieve, analyze and compare, investigate and study, and decide to give preliminary approval or rejection.

(4) Announcement on preliminary examination of trademark registration

Announcement of preliminary examination of trademarks (3 months) refers to the decision to approve the registration of trademarks that meet the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law after examination. And make an announcement in the trademark announcement. If no objection is raised within three months from the date of the announcement of preliminary examination and approval, the trademark shall be registered and a registration announcement shall be issued at the same time. If no objection is raised within three months or the objection is ruled invalid, the trademark will take effect and a registration certificate will be issued.