Legal analysis: Generally, the Trademark Office will issue a preliminary announcement within one month after the trademark application. The announcement of preliminary examination means that the Trademark Office, after examination, considers that the trademark applied for registration conforms to the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law, and makes a preliminary examination and announcement. The preliminary examination and approval of the announced trademark does not mean the approval and registration, that is to say, the trademark applicant has not yet obtained the exclusive right to use the trademark, and the trademark will be approved and registered only if no one makes a proposal or the proposal is ruled invalid during the announcement period.
Legal basis: Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 25 Where an applicant for trademark registration applies for the same trademark for the same commodity in China within six months from the date of the first application for trademark registration in a foreign country, he may enjoy priority according to the agreement signed by the foreign country with China or the international treaties to which * * * is a party, or according to the principle of mutual recognition of priority. Where priority is claimed in accordance with the preceding paragraph, a written statement shall be made when filing an application for trademark registration, and a copy of the first application for trademark registration shall be submitted within three months; If a written statement is not submitted or a copy of the trademark registration application document is not submitted within the time limit, it shall be deemed that the priority has not been claimed.
article 26 where a trademark is used for the first time on a commodity exhibited in an international exhibition sponsored or recognized by the China municipal government, the applicant for registration of the trademark may enjoy priority within six months from the date when the commodity is exhibited. Where priority is claimed in accordance with the preceding paragraph, a written statement shall be made when applying for trademark registration, and the name of the exhibition where the goods are exhibited, the evidence of using the trademark on the goods on display, the date of exhibition and other supporting documents shall be submitted within three months; If a written statement is not submitted or the supporting documents are not submitted within the time limit, it shall be deemed that the priority has not been claimed.
article 27 the matters declared and the materials provided for applying for trademark registration shall be true, accurate and complete.