What are the requirements for trademark registration in the United States? American trademarks are divided into four categories: commodity trademarks, service trademarks, collective trademarks and certification trademarks. To apply for an American trademark, you need to meet one of the following three conditions:

1. Submit an application based on the actual use of the trademark

that is, the product with the trademark has been sold in the American market or advertised in the American media. It should be noted that trademark applicants need to provide evidence of trademark use, such as pictures of goods marked with trademarks, and the date of first use in the United States and other countries in the world.

ii. submitting an application based on intended use

intended use means that although the trademark has not been used in the United States at the time of submitting the application, the applicant sincerely plans to use the trademark in the United States soon. According to the first paragraph of Article 1 (d) of the United States Trademark Law, a trademark application submitted on the basis of intended use must submit a declaration on the use of the trademark in the United States within three years from the date of issuing the approval notice after the trademark has passed the examination. Otherwise, the trademark application will be revoked.

Third, submit the application based on domestic registration

In view of the fact that the trademark has been registered in China before, it is necessary to pay attention to:

1. The trademark that has obtained domestic registration must be exactly the same as the trademark that intends to apply for registration in the United States, and there cannot be any minor changes.

2. The scope of goods/services specified in the domestic registration certificate must be greater than the scope of goods/services to be protected in the United States.

3. The name and address of the applicant must be consistent.

At present, most customers who apply for American trademarks are in the second or third situation, because if the first one is found to be fraudulent, it is easy to apply for rejection. Merchants are advised to submit corresponding trademark applications according to their actual conditions.

finally, I would like to share with you the process of registering American trademarks:

1. Designing trademarks

2. Searching the books

3. Submitting applications

4. Receiving the notice of trademark acceptance

5. Initial examination and approval = typesetting and printing

6. Publishing an announcement

7. No objection

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