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Will modifying the trademark font affect the use of the trademark?

Since the development of some Zhibajie IP trademarks, they have already had a very stable market and customer source. In order to make their products similar to some Zhibajie IP trademarks, many companies want to I want to modify the font of my own trademark so that it is somewhat similar to those of well-known trademarks. Is this operation possible? Will it be revoked by the Trademark Office? Let us take a look below:

If these circumstances are encountered, the trademark will definitely be revoked

(1) If the trademark holder changes the appearance of the registered trademark without authorization, the trademark will be easily revoked. Revoked

(2) If the trademark holder changes the name, address or information of the registered trademark without authorization, the trademark is easily revoked

(3) The trademark owner has changed the name, address or information of the registered trademark for three consecutive years. If you do not use a registered trademark, the trademark will be easily revoked

(4) If the goods related to the registered trademark have serious quality problems and deceive consumers, the trademark will be easily revoked

What if the company is concerned about the trademark? If the font is slightly modified, can the trademark still be used?

Article 24 of the "Trademark Law" stipulates: If a registered trademark needs to change its sign, a new registration application must be submitted. Article 49 stipulates that if a trademark registrant changes the registered trademark, the registrant's name, address or other contents on his own during the use of the registered trademark, the local industrial and commercial administrative department shall order him to make corrections within a time limit; if he fails to make corrections within the time limit, the trademark registrant shall be ordered to make corrections within a time limit. The Bureau revoked its registered trademark.

This also means that companies cannot change the font at will when using their trademarks. If you want to change it, you must resubmit a new trademark registration application to the Trademark Office. In other words, the successfully registered trademark after changing the font is actually two different trademarks from the previous trademark. If the trademark owner only uses the new trademark and forgets to use the old trademark, the old trademark may be withdrawn. It is recommended that everyone use the old and new trademarks properly and not give others any reason to withdraw the trademark.