1. It takes about two weeks for the Trademark Office to issue an acceptance notice

The applicant applies to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for registered trademark. After the U.S. Trademark Office receives the registration application, A formal review will be conducted to ensure whether it meets the basic requirements for trademark registration. If the requirements are met, the US Trademark Office will issue the date and issue a trademark acceptance notice to the applicant two months after the applicant submits the application. If not qualified, all application materials will be returned to the applicant.

2. The Trademark Office completed the preliminary examination within approximately nine months from the date of receipt of the trademark registration application

Four months after the applicant submitted the application, the US Trademark Office unexpectedly will be responsible for reviewing and determining whether the trademark can be registered. If it does not meet the requirements, the examiner will notify you and inform you of the reasons why you cannot apply for registration. At the same time, the applicant is required to respond within six months after receiving the notification letter, otherwise the application will be terminated. There is also a possibility that the applicant will issue the application or not, and the examiner will still reject it.

3. The announcement time for the preliminary examination is 3 months

If the application submitted by the applicant is not returned or the applicant’s reply is approved, the trademark can be printed. On the trademark seal, the US Trademark Office will notify the applicant of the announcement date of the trademark. One month from the date of announcement, the opposition period for the registered trademark will begin.

4. The time to complete the entire trademark registration is 12 months

If everything goes smoothly, and if the application has been used and no one raises objections, then the U.S. Trademark Office The certification document for trademark registration will be issued 12 months after the announcement. In another case, the applied trademark is an intention trademark, that is, a trademark that has not been used. The US Trademark Office will issue a notification 12 months later. , the applicant can use the trademark within six months, and then submit evidence of use, and the US Trademark Office will issue a trademark certification document.

5. The validity period of U.S. trademark registration is ten years. Applicants are reminded that they need to provide a certificate proving that the trademark continues to be used between the fifth and sixth years.