If the applicant's address is not accessible by post, it is best to entrust a trademark agency to handle trademark registration applications and other matters. 2. After the Trademark Office receives t
If the applicant's address is not accessible by post, it is best to entrust a trademark agency to handle trademark registration applications and other matters. 2. After the Trademark Office receives the application and finds that the procedures are complete and the filling is standardized after formal review, it will usually send the "Notice of Acceptance" to the applicant by registered mail in about three months. If the trademark registration application is entrusted to a trademark agency, the Trademark Office will mail the "Notice of Acceptance" to the trademark agency. The "Notification of Acceptance" only indicates that the trademark registration application has been accepted by the Trademark Office, but does not indicate that the application has been approved. 3. If the trademark registration application is rejected, if the applicant is not satisfied with the rejection decision, the applicant may apply for review to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce within 15 days from the date of receipt of the rejection notice. 4. If the trademark applied for registration is opposed, if the applicant is dissatisfied with the objection ruling of the Trademark Office, he may apply for review to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce within 15 days from the date of receipt of the objection ruling. 5. As long as there is no application for correction or objection, it takes about 2 years from application to receiving the "Trademark Registration Certificate" for a trademark. After the trademark is approved for registration, if the trademark registration application is processed directly at the trademark registration hall, the Trademark Office will send the "Notice of Obtaining the Trademark Registration Certificate" according to the applicant's name and applicant's address filled in the trademark registration application; if it is For trademark registration applications entrusted to a trademark agency, the Trademark Office will mail the "Notice of Obtaining a Trademark Registration Certificate" to the trademark agency. 6. After the application is filed but before the registration is approved, the trademark remains an unregistered trademark and must still be used as an unregistered trademark. If the use of the trademark infringes upon the exclusive rights of others to use the trademark, it will not affect the investigation and punishment of the behavior by the relevant industrial and commercial administrative authorities. 7. If the applicant needs to conduct trademark inquiry, he can go to the inquiry window of the trademark registration hall before applying, or he can log in to the "China Trademark Network" for inquiry. The prior rights information provided in the inquiry is for reference only, and the acceptance window of the trademark registration hall is not responsible for interpretation. 8. The validity period of a registered trademark is 10 years, calculated from the date of approval of registration. If the registered trademark expires and needs to be continued to be used, the registrant should apply for renewal of registration within 6 months before expiration. If the registrant fails to submit an application for renewal during this period, it may do so within the six-month extension period after expiration, but must pay a renewal registration delay fee. If a renewal application is not submitted after the extension period expires, the Trademark Office will cancel the registered trademark. If the original registrant wants to continue to have the exclusive rights to the trademark, he must resubmit a registration application. 9. Things to note when natural persons apply for trademark registration. In accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China, natural persons who are engaged in production, manufacturing, processing, selection, distribution of goods or provision of services need to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark. , you should apply for trademark registration to the Trademark Office. When handling trademark registration, transfer and other applications in the name of a natural person, in addition to submitting the "Trademark Registration Application", trademark drawings and other materials in accordance with relevant regulations, the following matters should also be noted: (1) Individual industrial and commercial households can use their "Individual Industrial and Commercial Household Business" The trademark registration application can also be submitted in the name of the person in charge registered on the license. When applying in the name of the person in charge, copies of the following materials should be submitted: ① ID card of the person in charge; ② Business license. (2) An individual partnership may file a trademark registration application in the name of the applicant with the trade name registered in its "Business License" or the trade name registered in the registration document of the relevant competent authority, or it may jointly file a trademark registration application in the name of all partners. When applying jointly in the name of all partners, copies of the following materials should be submitted: ① ID card of the person in charge; ② Business license; ③ Partnership agreement. (3) Rural contract operators can apply for trademark registration in the name of the person who signed the contract. When applying, they should submit copies of the following materials: ① ID card of the person signing the contract; ② Contract contract. (4) Other natural persons who are legally permitted to engage in business activities may apply for trademark registration in the name of the operator listed in the registration document issued by the relevant administrative authority. Copies of the following materials should be submitted when applying: ① Identity of the operator Certificate; ②Registration documents issued by relevant administrative authorities.(5) The scope of goods and services for which a natural person applies for trademark registration shall be limited to the business scope approved by the business license or relevant registration documents, or to the agricultural and sideline products produced by the natural person. (6) For trademark registration applications that do not comply with the provisions of Article 4 of the Trademark Law, the Trademark Office will not accept the application and notify the applicant in writing. If the applicant provides false materials to obtain trademark registration, the Trademark Office will revoke the registered trademark. (7) When applying for trademark transfer, if the transferee is a natural person, the above matters should be followed. 10. Special Statement (1) The above content is not an official document issued by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce or the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. Therefore, all content is for guidance and does not have any legal binding force. (2) The above content was revised in February 2007. If there are changes in the future, or if there is any inconsistency with the requirements of the receptionist at the trademark registration hall during the processing, the requirements of the receptionist should prevail. "