Baidu Encyclopedia explains as follows:

One mark for multiple categories is a basic principle for trademark registration applications. At this stage, there are two principles for trademark registration applications in the world, one is the principle of one mark, one category, and the other is the principle of one mark, multiple categories.

Legal Basis

On August 30, 2013, the Fourth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People's Congress "On Amending the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China" 〉Decision》The third amendment), implemented on May 1, 2014. Paragraph 2 of Article 20 of the new version of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that "an applicant for trademark registration may apply to register the same trademark for multiple categories of goods through one application."

Advantages

Implementing the principle of applying for trademark registration with one mark and multiple categories has the following advantages:

1. It can reduce the number of trademark registration applications. At this stage, the principle of trademark registration applications in my country is one class, one mark. In the past ten years, the number of trademark registration applications in my country has exceeded 1 million every year. After the implementation of the one mark, multiple classes principle, the number of trademark registration applications will be reduced by at least 50%.

2. It can reduce the amount of trademark examination by the Trademark Office and increase the time for trademark examination. Originally, the principle of "one mark, one class" was implemented. If an applicant applies for registration of the same trademark in multiple categories, there will be multiple trademarks. These multiple trademarks will be examined by multiple trademark examiners respectively. After the implementation of "one mark, multiple categories", it will become A trademark is examined by an examiner.

3. It can reduce the trademark registrant’s subsequent trademark change, transfer, renewal and other costs.

4. Greatly reduce the administrative costs of trademark management.

Reduce the printing and distribution costs of the "Trademark Announcement" and reduce the number of pages of the "Trademark Announcement".

Reduce the number of trademark registrations.

Reduce the capacity of the trademark computer database of the Trademark Office.