Legal analysis: Generally speaking, after preliminary examination by the Trademark Office, the trademark applied for registration is considered to be in conformity with the provisions of the Trademark Law and is ready to be approved for registration. However, because the Trademark Law stipulates that there is still a stage of large-scale objection, whether a trademark can be registered must be finalized through other legal procedures. A trademark that has been preliminarily examined and approved shall not enjoy the exclusive right to use a trademark because it has not been formally approved. However, the preliminary examination and approval of trademarks shall be announced for the first time.

Legal basis: Article 22 of the Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). The applicant for trademark registration shall fill in the category and name of the goods using the trademark in accordance with the prescribed commodity classification table and apply for registration. An applicant for trademark registration may apply for the registration of the same trademark for many kinds of goods through one application. Applications for trademark registration and other relevant documents may be submitted in written form or in the form of data messages.