As we all know, a trademark is actually the brand of a product. It is a mark used by manufacturers to distinguish products from other products. At the same time, trademarks are also a guarantee of product quality, and production companies must be responsible for the quality of food using trademarks. Therefore, after the manufacturer applies to register its trademark, other producers and sellers are not allowed to use or counterfeit it without the permission of the trademark registrant. Violators shall be held legally responsible. So what is the process of food trademark registration?

What is the process of food trademark registration? 1. Registration preparation. Choose the registration method: one is to apply for registration at the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce; the other is It is to entrust an experienced trademark agency to organize agency services. Before registration, it is best to find a more authoritative search company to conduct a search before registering your food trademark, so as to reduce the risk of similar trademarks in trademark registration and improve the certainty of food trademark registration. 2. Prepare materials, including pictures of food trademarks, apply for a copy of the people's ID card and the company's "Business License" and submit the copies; a trademark registration application form with the official seal of the unit. 3. Start the application 4. Submit the application according to the classification of goods and services. When applying for food trademark registration, the food category for which the trademark is used should be determined according to the classification of the goods and services classification table; if the same applicant uses the same trademark on different categories of food, he should file registration applications according to different categories. 5. The application date is determined based on the date when the Trademark Office receives the application. Next are the three procedures of trademark review, preliminary review announcement, and registration announcement. 6. Obtain the trademark registration certificate for food.

Food trademark classification Food trademarks are divided into three categories according to G*S's "Classification Table of Similar Goods and Services" and their purpose of use. Processed foods, Class 29: Processed meat, fish, poultry and game, gravies, pickled, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables, jellies, jams, preserves, eggs, milk and milk products , edible oils and fats instant foods, fast moving consumer goods i.e. Class 30: coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, rice, edible starch, sago, coffee substitutes, flour and cereal products, bread, pastries and candies, iced foods , honey, syrup, fresh yeast, baking powder, salt, mustard, vinegar, sauce (condiments), spices for seasoning, drinking ice, unprocessed agricultural products, namely Class 31: agricultural, horticultural, forestry products and non- Cereals belonging to other categories, live animals, fresh fruits and vegetables, seeds, plants and flowers, animal feed, malt Generally speaking, everyone is willing to buy food products with good quality and well-known trademarks. We often use trademarks to distinguish food production units and examine food quality. In addition, the state stipulates that if food enters large and medium-sized supermarkets across the country, it must have its own trademark. This can reduce the circulation of fake and inferior food and harm consumers. Therefore, food safety issues have been solved to a large extent now. If food safety problems occur Anyone who wants to sue is advised to consult a relevant professional lawyer.