Category 31.

1. The definition and importance of agricultural product trademarks

Agricultural product trademarks are marks used by agricultural producers and operators to identify the source, quality, characteristics and other information of their agricultural products. It is not only an important tool for competition in the agricultural product market, but also an important means to protect the intellectual property rights of agricultural products and maintain the order of the agricultural product market.

2. Classification of agricultural product trademarks

According to the provisions of the Trademark Law and its implementing regulations, the internationally accepted Nice Classification is adopted for trademark registration classification. Agricultural product trademarks mainly belong to Class 31, including unprocessed agricultural, horticultural, and forestry products; live animals; seafood, aquaculture products, and unprocessed grains and seeds.

3. Agricultural product trademark registration process

The registration process of agricultural product trademarks includes trademark search, application document preparation, application submission, review and approval, etc. Before applying, you need to conduct a search on the target trademark to avoid conflicts with existing trademarks. At the same time, you also need to prepare relevant application materials, such as trademark drawings, registration applications, identity certificates, etc. After the application is submitted, the Trademark Office will conduct a formal review and a substantive review and ultimately decide whether to approve the registration.

4. Protection and management of agricultural product trademarks

The protection and management of agricultural product trademarks are the key to ensuring that trademark rights and interests are effectively maintained. On the one hand, agricultural product producers and operators should strengthen their awareness of trademark protection, apply for trademark registration and renewal in a timely manner, and prevent trademark infringement. On the other hand, the Trademark Office should also strengthen the supervision of agricultural product trademarks, crack down on trademark infringements, and maintain market order.

In summary:

Agricultural product trademarks belong to Class 31 of the trademark registration classification, which mainly covers agricultural, horticultural, forestry products and products that do not fall into other categories. The registration, protection and management of agricultural product trademarks are of great significance to maintaining the order of the agricultural product market and protecting the intellectual property rights of agricultural products.

Legal basis:

"Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 5 stipulates:

Natural persons and legal persons Or any other organization that needs to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark for the goods it produces, manufactures, processes, selects or distributes shall apply to the Trademark Office for commodity trademark registration. If a natural person, legal person or other organization needs to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark for the services it provides, it should apply to the Trademark Office for service trademark registration.

"Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 30 stipulates:

Any trademark applied for registration that does not comply with the relevant provisions of this law Or if it is identical or similar to a trademark that has been registered or preliminarily approved by others on the same or similar goods, the Trademark Office will reject the application and will not publish it.

"Regulations on the Implementation of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 13 stipulates:

Applying for trademark registration shall be based on the announced goods and Fill out the service classification form. For each trademark registration application, one copy of the "Application for Trademark Registration" and one copy of the trademark drawing should be submitted to the Trademark Office; if applying for trademark registration with a color combination or colored pattern, the colored pattern should be submitted, and a black and white draft should be submitted; not specified For colors, black and white drawings should be submitted.