Legal analysis: After receiving the trademark application acceptance notice, you can use the trademark, but before the official trademark right is issued, you can only use TM and not R. TM means trademark right. During the review period, there is no formal authorization.
The time required to register a trademark:
1. It takes about one month to submit the acceptance number document to the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
2. Six months after the application is accepted, the Trademark Office will conduct a substantive examination of the trademark (6 months).
3. After passing the substantive examination, that is, about 8-10 months after application, the Trademark Office will issue a preliminary examination announcement and send it to the applicant.
4. Three months after the announcement, the trademark registration will be approved and the official "Trademark Registration Certificate" will be issued.
5. The total registration time is about 12-18 months.
6. The trademark can be used correctly after filing the application (do not mark the registration mark R when using it).
Legal basis: "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" Article 44 A registered trademark violates Articles 4, 10, 11 and 12 of this Law Article 19, paragraph 4, or if the registration is obtained by deception or other improper means, the Trademark Office shall declare the registered trademark invalid; other units or individuals may request the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board to declare the registered trademark invalid.
When the Trademark Office makes a decision to declare a registered trademark invalid, it shall notify the parties concerned in writing. If the party concerned is dissatisfied with the decision of the Trademark Office, he may apply to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board for review within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the notice. The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board shall make a decision within nine months from the date of receipt of the application and notify the parties in writing. If there are special circumstances that require an extension, it can be extended for three months with the approval of the industrial and commercial administration department of the State Council. If the party concerned is dissatisfied with the decision of the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board, it may file a lawsuit with the People's Court within thirty days from the date of receipt of the notice.
If other units or individuals request the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board to declare a registered trademark invalid, the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board shall, after receiving the application, notify the relevant parties in writing and file a reply within a time limit. The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board shall make a ruling to maintain the registered trademark or declare the registered trademark invalid within nine months from the date of receipt of the application, and notify the parties in writing. If there are special circumstances that require an extension, it can be extended for three months with the approval of the industrial and commercial administration department of the State Council. If the party concerned is dissatisfied with the ruling of the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board, it may file a lawsuit with the People's Court within thirty days from the date of receipt of the notice. The people's court shall notify the other party in the trademark adjudication procedure to participate in the litigation as a third party.