1. Filling in the "Applicant Name" column
Enterprise: Fill in the name of the enterprise, and note that it must be consistent with the name registered in the subject (identity) certification document.
Individual: Name + ID number
Foreign applicants should fill in both their Chinese name and English name.
2. Filling in the “Applicant’s Nationality/Region” column
Domestic applicants do not need to fill in this column; foreign and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan applicants should fill in their nationality or region correctly.
3. Fill in the "Applicant Address" column
Enterprise: fill in the registered address of the business license;
Individual: ID card address or mailing address can be used.
4. Fill in the "Agency Name" column
The agency name should be consistent with the agency stamp affixed.
5. Filling in the "Foreign Applicant" column
The "Domestic Recipient of Foreign Applicant", "Domestic Recipient Address" and "Postal Code" columns are for foreign applicants. fill in.
Foreign applicants should designate a domestic receiver to receive legal documents from the Trademark Office and the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board for subsequent trademark business. The address of the domestic recipient should be filled in in detail with administrative divisions such as province, city, and county.
6. "Trademark Application Statement" Column
If you apply for registration of a collective trademark or certification mark, or if you apply for trademark registration with a three-dimensional mark, color combination, or sound mark, two or more applicants ***If you apply to register the same trademark together, you should declare it in this column.
Applicants should make selections based on the application content and attach relevant documents.
7. "Declaration of priority claim" column
Article 25 of the "Trademark Law" stipulates that a trademark registration applicant files a trademark registration application for the first time since its trademark is filed in a foreign country. Within six months from the date of registration, if another application for trademark registration is filed in China with the same trademark for the same goods, the applicant can enjoy priority.
8. "Stamp and signature"
The stamps that need to be affixed to the application form should be official seals; the official seals of the applicant and the agency should be stamped in the corresponding positions. The official seal must be clear and complete and must not cover the text filled in the application form.
9. "Trademark pattern frame"
The trademark pattern should be clear, complete and contrasting. If you apply with a color combination or specified color pattern, you should submit the colored pattern and a black and white ink draft; if you do not specify a color, you should submit a black and white pattern.
10. "Trademark Description" Column
If applying for trademark registration with a three-dimensional mark or sound mark, the method of use of the trademark should be explained.
If you apply for trademark registration based on a color combination, you should submit a text description, indicate the color code, and explain how to use the trademark. If the trademark is in a foreign language or contains a foreign language, the meaning shall be explained.
When a natural person applies for registration of his or her own portrait as a trademark design, an explanation must be given. When an applicant applies for registration of another person's portrait as a trademark design, he or she shall explain the registration and attach a statement from the person who created the portrait.
11. "Category, Goods/Services" Column
Trademark registration applicants can apply to register the same trademark for multiple categories of goods through one application. Applicants should fill in the category and product/service name according to the "Classification Table of Similar Goods and Services".
The goods/services column in the "Application for Trademark Registration" should be filled with the specific name of the goods/services (such as the 6-digit project name coded in the "Table of Differentiation of Similar Goods and Services"). It cannot be Fill in the category title and similar group name (coded as a 4-digit number).