1. Preparations before applying for trademark registration (1) Start the trademark name and determine whether it violates the prohibition clause. (2) Determine the categories of goods or services and classify the names of goods and services into groups. (3) Conduct a trademark search to see if there are any conflicting prior rights. (4) After passing the trademark query, proceed with trademark design. (5) Prepare relevant trademark application materials. Required documents: 1. Trademark agency power of attorney (downloadable), stamped or signed by the applicant; 2. If a natural person is the applicant, a copy of the ID card is required; if an enterprise, group, or organization is the applicant, a corporate legal person is required A copy of the business license; 3. The goods or services to be applied for registration; 4. 10 clear black and white trademark drawings (if the color is specified, 10 color drawings and 2 black and white ink drawings are required), with a size of 5cm × 5cm to 10cm ×10cm; if applying for three-dimensional trademark registration, you must provide 10 clear photos that can reflect the three-dimensional effect of the trademark; 5. If you apply for registration using a portrait as a trademark, you must provide a letter of authorization from the portrait owner and have it notarized by a notary authority. The time required for trademark registration application: 1. About 3-4 months after the application is filed, the Trademark Office will issue an acceptance notice. 2. About fifteen months after filing the application, the Trademark Office will issue a preliminary examination announcement and send it to the applicant. 3. Three months after the announcement, if no one raises any objection, a formal "Trademark Registration Certificate" will be issued. 4. The total registration time is about eighteen months. (Fast moving consumer goods take a longer time) 2. Documents required for trademark renewal: 1. Trademark agency power of attorney (downloadable), stamped or signed by the applicant; 2. A copy of the trademark registration certificate. Note: The validity period of a registered trademark is ten years, calculated from the date of approval of registration. If a registered trademark expires and needs to be continued to be used, an application for renewal of registration shall be made within six months before the expiration; if the application cannot be made during this period, the application may be made within the six-month extension period after the expiration. If an application has not been made before the extension period expires, the registered trademark will be cancelled. 3. Documents required for trademark changes: 1. Trademark agency power of attorney (downloadable), stamped or signed by the applicant; 2. Changes in the name of the registrant should be issued by the local enterprise authority or the local industrial and commercial administration department at or above the county level. Supporting documents; no supporting documents are required if the registrant’s address is changed; 3. A copy of the trademark registration certificate. 4. A copy of the corporate business license or personal ID card. Note: If the name or address of the trademark registrant is changed, the trademark registrant must handle all registered trademarks under his or her name together. 4. Documents required for trademark transfer: 1. Trademark agency power of attorney (can be downloaded), which must be stamped or signed by the applicant; 2. Trademark transfer application form (can be downloaded), which must be stamped or signed by the transferor and the transferee; 3. A copy of the transferee’s business license or personal ID card. Note: 1. Trademark owners must handle the transfer of identical or similar trademarks that they have applied for or registered on the same or similar goods; 2. Enterprises must handle trademark transfer procedures in a timely manner due to mergers, separations or mergers. If the transfer procedures are not completed in time for some reason and the seal has become invalid, the transferor's seal does not need to be affixed, but a valid certification document from the transferor's competent department or a certification document from the local industrial and commercial administration department must be attached; 3. If the enterprise has been cancelled, its trademark Once ownership disappears, trademark transfer procedures can no longer be processed. 5. Documents required for filing trademark license contract: 1. Trademark agency power of attorney (downloadable), stamped or signed by the applicant; 2. Application for filing license contract (downloadable), stamped or signed by the licensor; 3. 1. Provide an original copy of the trademark license contract signed by both parties; 4. The licensor shall provide a copy of the trademark registration certificate; 5. A copy of the licensee's business license or personal ID card. 6. Documents required for reissue of trademark registration certificate: 1. Trademark agency power of attorney (downloadable), stamped or signed by the applicant; 2. 5 trademark drawings (consistent with the original registration certificate). 3. Provide the applicant’s name, address, and trademark registration number. 4. A copy of the registrant’s business license. 7. Documents required to issue trademark registration certificate: 1. Trademark agency power of attorney (downloadable), stamped or signed by the applicant; 2. Provide a copy of the original registration certificate; 3. If the original registration certificate is lost, provide the registration certificate Original registration information such as owner's name, address, registration number, trademark, category, etc.
8. Documents required for trademark opposition: 1. Two copies of trademark agency power of attorney (downloadable), stamped or signed by the opponent; 2. Evidence materials (please consult our firm for details). 9. Documents required for trademark objection defense: 1. Two copies of trademark agency power of attorney (downloadable), stamped or signed by the person being opposed; 2. Evidence materials (please consult our firm for details). 3. The original copy of the Notice of Objection and Defense from the Trademark Office. 10. Documents required to revoke a trademark that has not been used for three years: 1. Trademark agency power of attorney (downloadable), stamped or signed by the applicant; 11. Documents required for rejection review: 1. Trademark review agency power of attorney (downloadable) ), stamped or signed by the applicant; 2. Evidence materials (please consult our firm for details). 3. The original notice of rejection of trademark registration. 12. Documents required for opposition review: 1. Two copies of the trademark review agency power of attorney (downloadable), stamped or signed by the applicant for opposition review; 2. Evidence materials (please consult our firm for details). 3. The original copy of the Trademark Office’s objection ruling. 13. Documents required for objection review defense: 1. Two copies of the trademark review agency power of attorney (downloadable), stamped or signed by the person being opposed for review; 2. Evidence materials (please consult our firm for details). 3. The original copy of the Trademark Office’s opposition review defense notice. 14. Documents required for review of revoked registered trademark: 1. Two copies of the power of attorney for trademark review (downloadable), stamped or signed by the applicant; 2. Evidence materials (please contact our firm for details). 3. The original copy of the Trademark Office’s decision to cancel the registered trademark. 15. Documents required for trademark disputes: 1. Two copies of the trademark review agency power of attorney (downloadable), stamped or signed by the applicant; 2. Evidence materials (please consult our firm for details). 16. Documents required for trademark dispute defense: 1. Two copies of the power of attorney for trademark review and adjudication (downloadable), stamped or signed by the applicant; 2. Evidence materials (please consult our firm for details); 3. Trademark disputes with the Trademark Office Original notice of defense.