The trademark registration process in Shilong or everywhere is the same. There are two main methods for trademark registration:

Method 1: Online trademark registration through the Internet.

Method 2: Go directly to the local Trademark Office to register your trademark.

The required information for trademark registration application is as follows:

1. "Application for Trademark Registration"

2. Copy of applicant's identity document

3. If a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the matter, a "Trademark Agency Power of Attorney" should be submitted.

4. If there is a handler for direct application, a copy of the handler’s identity document should be submitted.

5. Trademark drawings

6. If you claim priority, you should submit a written statement and submit at the same time or within three months from the date of application, priority certification documents, including Original and complete Chinese translation. If there is no written statement or the application/exhibition country/region, application/exhibition date, and application number columns are incomplete, it will be deemed that priority is not claimed. If the priority certification documents are not submitted within the time limit or are incompletely submitted, or if the certification documents are insufficient to prove that the priority is enjoyed, the priority will be invalid.

7. When applying for registration of another person’s portrait as a trademark pattern, an explanation must be given, and a letter of authorization from the person who represents the portrait must be attached and notarized. The notarial certificate should include a portrait of the person doing the portrait. If a natural person, legal person or other organization applies for registration of another person's portrait as a trademark pattern, and the person in the portrait is dead, a notarial certificate stating that the applicant has the right to dispose of the portrait should be attached. The notarial certificate should include the portrait of the person in the portrait.

If a natural person applies for registration of his or her own portrait as a trademark design, an explanation shall be provided, and a notarial certificate may not be attached.

8. If the various certificates, supporting documents and evidential materials submitted by the applicant are in foreign languages, Chinese translations shall be attached; if not attached, the certificates, supporting documents or evidential materials shall be deemed not to have been submitted.

9. When a natural person in mainland China applies for trademark registration, in addition to submitting the "Trademark Registration Application", trademark drawings and other materials in accordance with relevant regulations, he should also pay attention to complying with the "Natural Persons' Precautions for Trademark Registration Application" requirements. The specific content is as follows:

According to Article 4 of the Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China, “Natural persons, legal persons or other organizations that need to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark for their goods or services in the course of production and business activities shall , you should apply for trademark registration to the Trademark Office. The provisions of this Law on commodity trademarks shall apply to service trademarks. When handling trademark registration, transfer and other application matters in the name of a natural person, in addition to submitting a "Trademark Registration Application" and "Trademark Registration" in accordance with relevant regulations In addition to drawings and other materials, you should also pay attention to the following matters:

(1). Individual industrial and commercial households can apply for trademark registration in the name of the applicant with the name registered in their "Individual Industrial and Commercial Household Business License", or in the name of the applicant. Apply for trademark registration 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: ID card of the person in charge; business license.

(2). 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: ID card of the person signing the contract; contract contract.

(3). Other natural persons who are permitted to engage in business activities in accordance with the law may apply for trademark registration in the name of the operator published in the registration document issued by the relevant administrative authority. The following materials should be submitted when applying. Copy: ID card of the operator; registration document issued by the relevant administrative authority.

(4). 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.

(5). The Trademark Office will not accept any trademark registration application that does not comply with the provisions of Article 4 of the Trademark Law.

Trademark registration process

1. Trademark inquiry. In order to reduce the potential risks of trademark registration, you can first search for the trademark. If there is no identical or seriously similar trademark before, you can prepare application documents and submit a registration application;

2. Submit the application. If you entrust an agency to handle the matter, be sure to sign the "Trademark Agency Power of Attorney".

3. Formal review. 3-4 months after the trademark registration application is submitted, the Trademark Office will issue the trademark "Registration Application Acceptance Notice" (formal review passed).

Note: Trademarks applied after May 1, 2014 will be accepted due to adjustments in the acceptance procedures of the new Trademark Law (the Trademark Office has placed the review of goods, drawings, etc. before the acceptance notice). The time for issuing notices has been extended to 3-4 months, instead of the previous one month.

4. Substantive review. The new Trademark Law stipulates that the substantive trademark review period lasts for about 9 months. If the trademark passes the substantive examination, a preliminary approval announcement will be made (for a period of 3 months);

5. After the announcement period is over, no one will raise any objection to your trademark (to hinder your trademark registration) , you can wait to receive the trademark registration certificate (after the implementation of the new Trademark Law, it will take about 1 year to complete the trademark registration.)