1. Applicant qualifications: German law stipulates that anyone who wishes to differentiate his goods or services from those of others in commercial activities may apply for a German patent. Apply to register a trademark with the bureau. Federal law also stipulates that an applicant without a business establishment in Germany can only apply for a trademark or service mark in Germany if the country with a business establishment accepts a German trademark or service mark and treats it the same as a trademark in its own country. Apply for trademark protection in Germany.
2. Formal review: After the application is submitted, the legality review of the submitted application documents, trademark drawings, power of attorney and other documents will be carried out; if the regulations are met
, the application date and Application number.
3. Substantive review: Examine whether the trademark is registrable in accordance with the law, whether it is identical or similar to a previously registered trademark, and whether it violates the prohibition provisions of the Trademark Law.
For a trademark that fails substantive examination, the examining officer will notify the applicant in writing and inform the applicant of the reasons for rejection. The applicant may submit a review within the time limit from the date of receiving
the rejection notice. Otherwise, the application will be deemed abandoned and the application date and application number will not be retained.
4. Trademark Notice: After review, if the examiner believes that the trademark application can be accepted, an announcement will be published on the German Official Trademark Notice.
The objection period is three months from the announcement date.
5. Registration approval: Trademarks that are found to be registrable after opposition, or trademarks that are announced as having no objections will be approved for registration and a registration certificate will be issued. The entire smooth application process (if there are no rejections, objections, etc.) will take about 4-6 months.