domestic trademark: the trademark owner refers to an enterprise, institution, social organization, individual industrial and commercial household, individual partnership, etc. that has a domicile and headquarters in China, has a real and effective business place, and is legally registered by the industrial and commercial administrative department and independently bears civil liability.

A joint venture, cooperative enterprise or sole proprietorship invested and established by a foreign person or enterprise in China has its legal industrial and commercial registration place in China, and its trademark is a domestic trademark. In the same way, you should also apply for a registered trademark according to the regulations of domestic enterprises.

foreign trademark: refers to an overseas trademark whose owner is a foreign nationality and does not meet the above domestic trademark requirements. Foreigners and foreign enterprises applying for registered trademarks in China should follow the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law.

first of all, trademark registration protection is regional, and it is protected by law in which country it is registered. A trademark registered abroad can be used in China without showing any certificates.

but it is not protected by law in China. Therefore, foreign brands entering the domestic market also require trademark registration and exclusive right to use trademarks, otherwise they will not be protected by law. Many foreign brands registered their domestic trademarks even before entering the China market, saying that trademarks are market access cards and umbrellas is not too much.

Secondly, since a trademark registered abroad is used in China, it must be registered in China before it can be protected. What exactly should you do? The name of the protected country and region will be written on your trademark registration certificate. If China is written on the registration certificate, you can apply for a trademark registration certificate from China Trademark Office. It takes about 2-3 months to apply for a trademark registration certificate.

if you don't apply for a trademark registration certificate, you can be protected in China. However, if you don't have a certificate issued by the Trademark Office when handling legal affairs, you will encounter trouble, because the registration certificate registered in Madrid belongs to foreign evidence, and you must go to Switzerland for fair authentication before you can use it as evidence in China.

For domestic trademark registration, you only need to provide relevant information to apply to the State Trademark Office.

There are several kinds of international trademark registration:

One is single-country registration, that is, trademark registration is carried out in each country.

The second is the international registration of Madrid trademarks. Up to now, there are 83 contracting States in Madrid.

thirdly, the EU trademark registration. At present, there are 27 EU member countries. As long as the registration is rejected in one member country or someone raises an objection, the whole EU application will be rejected.

fourthly, the trademark registration of the African Intellectual Property Organization. The African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) is an alliance for the protection of intellectual property rights, which is composed of former French colonies and countries whose official language is French. * * * has 16 member countries.