Question 1: What does registered trademark mean and how to register it? Hello, a registered trademark means that in order to obtain trademark rights, the applicant for trademark registration submits a registration application for the trademark he owns to the trademark authority in accordance with the procedures prescribed by law, pays the corresponding regulations, and is reviewed, approved and recognized by the trademark authority. The general name of the program.
Trademark registration process:
1. Design your own trademark
2. Conduct trademark search
3. Trademark registration
p>Materials required for trademark registration:
1. Application for trademark registration
2. Letter of attorney for trademark registration
3. Copy of business license
4. If you apply in your own name, you also need a copy of your business license
5. Trademark drawings in six copies
Trademark registration requires going to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of China Handled by the Trademark Office.
You can come to Beijing to handle it yourself or entrust an agency in Beijing to handle it.
If you are out of town, it is more cost-effective to entrust an agency to handle the matter, which will save you on travel expenses, boarding and lodging expenses, and inquiries from trademark agencies are free of charge.
Trademark registration takes two and a half years. Once the registration is successful, it will be valid for 10 years. There will be no fees for these ten years, and there is no annual fee. But after the ten-year validity period, you need to apply for trademark renewal.
Question 2: What does registered trademark mean? Hello, a registered trademark means that in order to obtain trademark rights, the trademark registration applicant submits a registration application for the trademark it owns to the trademark authority in accordance with the procedures prescribed by law, pays the corresponding specifications, and is reviewed and approved by the trademark authority. The general name of the program.
Trademark registration process:
1. Design your own trademark
2. Conduct trademark search
3. Trademark registration
p>Materials required for trademark registration:
1. Application for trademark registration
2. Letter of attorney for trademark registration
3. Copy of business license
4. If you apply in your own name, you also need a copy of your business license
5. Trademark drawings in six copies
Trademark registration requires going to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of China Handled by the Trademark Office.
You can come to Beijing to handle it yourself or entrust an agency in Beijing to handle it.
If you are out of town, it is more cost-effective to entrust an agency to handle the matter, which will save you on travel expenses, boarding and lodging expenses, and inquiries from trademark agencies are free of charge.
Trademark registration takes two and a half years. Once the registration is successful, it will be valid for 10 years. There will be no fees for these ten years, and there is no annual fee. But after the ten-year validity period, you need to apply for trademark renewal. Please accept and thank you
Question 3: The difference between a registered trademark and a logo Answer: The value of both is used in communication 1. A registered trademark itself is a symbol, a communication symbol, which can be a picture, text or a combination of pictures and text, or After design, it can be directly used as a logo. Registered trademark has statutory intellectual property protection.
2. Logo is also a communication identification symbol. For example, a LOGO without copyright or registered trademark cannot effectively protect rights and interests. The logo can be designed as an auxiliary when the registered trademark is not too obvious, and it can also be applied for use as an auxiliary trademark of the same type.
3. The purpose of using trademarks and LOGOs is communication design. Trademarks focus on meaning, such as the design of one-sentence advertising slogans, while LOGO focuses on visual identity design. In short, the purpose is to make people understand at first glance and understand at first listen. Understand and actively communicate at the same time, generally not completely separated. A trademark can be a logo. A logo can also be applied for as a trademark, but a logo without intellectual property protection has weak legal protection.
Question 4: What does R in trademark registration mean? TM" is commonly seen in foreign trademarks. It is the abbreviation of the English "trade mark". The Chinese meaning of "trade mark" is "commercial mark", so "TM" means "trademark". Its function is to tell people that this The marked graphics or text are the trademarks of the goods or services, not the names or advertisements, and "R" is the abbreviation of "register" in English. "register" means "registration" in Chinese, and the goods or services are marked with this mark. , is to tell people that the graphics or words marked on it are not only trademarks, but also registered trademarks, which are protected by national laws and cannot be used by any other individual or organization without authorization. Now you know the difference between TM and R. , "TM" is a trademark mark, and "R" is a registered trademark mark. The two have different degrees of legal protection. When a trademark has not become a registered trademark, marking it with the "TM" mark tells the public that this is. Graphics or words are used as "trademarks" for goods or services, not names or advertisements. This can prevent the graphics or words marked on them from flowing into the public domain, and cannot apply to become a registered trademark and enjoy exclusive rights; at the same time, mark The "TM" mark can also be used as proof of using the graphic or text as a trademark. When applying for a registered trademark, you have the right to use it first. When the trademark becomes a registered trademark, you can mark the "R" in the upper right corner or lower right corner. Or "note" the registered mark, or directly indicate it is a "registered trademark". Remember that the registered mark must be placed in the upper right corner or lower right corner of the trademark, which is stipulated in the "Regulations on the Implementation of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China". Another point that needs to be explained is that after applying for trademark registration and obtaining the "Notice of Acceptance" issued by the State Trademark Office, but before the "Trademark Registration Certificate", you still cannot mark the registration mark on the trademark, because the State Trademark Office issued The "Notice of Acceptance" is only the beginning of the trademark registration process. This "Notice of Acceptance" only indicates that the Trademark Office has accepted the trademark registration application, but does not indicate whether the application has actually been approved. The bureau accepted the application, but it was rejected after review, and the registration failed in the end. Therefore, it is recommended to mark "TM" instead of "R" during this period. Otherwise, it will constitute an illegal act of passing off a registered trademark and will be punished illegally. A fine of less than 20% of the turnover or less than 2 times of the illegal profit
Question 5: What does it mean to complete the trademark registration application in 30 minutes? The first thing to do is to get the trademark registration certificate as soon as possible.
Bring the relevant documents (natural persons need the original ID card, companies need a copy of the business license with the official seal and a letter of introduction) to the registration hall of the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce in Beijing. If you are out of town, you can entrust someone in Beijing to collect it. The trademark agency will help you get it, and you need to issue a power of attorney.
Secondly, after the trademark is successfully registered, it must be used, otherwise it will be revoked by others and the trademark rights will be lost.
Finally, a trademark registration can be used once for 10 years, and you can continue to use it after completing the renewal procedures.
Question 6: What does the trademark registration number mean? You may be talking about the registration number on the trademark registration certificate.
Question 7: What is a trademark? What are the benefits of registering a trademark? 20-point trademarks are used by producers and operators of goods on the goods they produce, manufacture, process, select or distribute, or by service providers on the services they provide, and are used to distinguish the source of goods or services. Text, graphics, letters, numbers, three-dimensional signs, sounds, color combinations, or combinations of the above elements, signs with distinctive characteristics are the product of the modern economy.
The benefits of registering a trademark are as follows:
1. A trademark ensures that the trademark registrant has the exclusive right to identify goods or services, or to license others to use them for remuneration. , so that the trademark registrant is protected.
2. Trademarks promote the positive and enterprising spirit of the world by rewarding trademark registrants and gaining recognition and economic benefits.
3. Trademark protection can prevent unfair competitors such as counterfeiters from using similar distinctive marks to promote inferior or different products or services.
4. Trademarks are an important part of product and packaging decoration. A trademark with exquisite design, profound meaning, novelty and outstanding personality can well decorate products and packaging, making consumers happy. Buy.
Question 8: What does the exclusive right to trademark mean? Definition
1. The concept of trademark exclusive rights. Trademark exclusive rights refer to the exclusive rights that trademark owners enjoy over their registered trademarks in accordance with the law. Article 3 of the Trademark Law stipulates that a trademark approved and registered by the Trademark Office is a registered trademark, and the trademark registrant enjoys the exclusive right to use the trademark and is protected by law.
2. Contents of exclusive trademark rights.
The content of trademark exclusive rights refers to the rights enjoyed by trademark registrants in accordance with the law, including the exclusive right to use a registered trademark, the right to prohibit, the right to transfer, the right to license use and the right to renew, etc. The most important of these are the rights of exclusive use and the right of prohibition. The exclusive right to use a trademark is the right of a trademark registrant to use its registered trademark on goods or services approved by the State Trademark Administration. The right of trademark prohibition refers to the right of a trademark registrant to prohibit other units and individuals from using a trademark that is identical or similar to the registered trademark on the same or similar goods or services as the approved goods or services without permission.
"Trademark Law" and its Implementing Rules "Trademark Law" is the basic law for the protection of exclusive rights to trademarks. It was formulated by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's highest legislative body, and came into effect on March 1, 1983. , striving to make trademark registration application, review, registration and protection consistent with international standards. In order to further strengthen the crackdown on trademark infringement and counterfeiting, the Chinese legislature amended the law in 1993 and included the protection of service marks within the scope of the law. Complementing the Trademark Law is the Implementing Rules for the Trademark Law promulgated by the State Council.
Content
Other laws involving the protection of exclusive rights to trademarks In other laws, there are also contents related to the protection of exclusive rights to trademarks. These laws mainly include the General Principles of Civil Law, the Criminal Law, and the Anti-Unfair Competition Law. The General Principles of Civil Law stipulates the nature of trademark rights and the civil legal liability for infringement of trademark rights. The Criminal Law stipulates the constituent elements and corresponding penalties for crimes involving trademarks. The Anti-Unfair Competition Law focuses on provisions for trademark counterfeiting.
Administrative Regulations
Administrative Regulations and Other Normative Documents After the promulgation and implementation of the Trademark Law, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce formulated a number of supporting administrative regulations. The main ones include the "Trademark Printing Management Measures", "Interim Provisions on the Recognition and Management of Well-known Trademarks", "Several Provisions on Enterprise Trademark Management", "Trademark Agency Management Measures", etc. The State Administration for Industry and Commerce and the Trademark Office have also formulated many normative documents on issues that are not clearly stipulated in the Trademark Law but need to be solved urgently in administrative enforcement, including the resolution of legal conflicts between trademark rights and corporate name rights, and the protection of service marks. Protection and administrative enforcement measures, etc.
Laws and Regulations
Local laws and regulations. These laws and regulations are formulated by local legislative bodies and *** in accordance with the relevant spirit of the Trademark Law and in combination with the actual situation of local work. of. It mainly involves the protection of exclusive rights to trademarks, the fight against counterfeit and shoddy goods, and the identification of famous local trademarks.
Relevant international conventions, multilateral and bilateral agreements, which mainly include the "Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property", the "Madrid Agreement", the "Protocol Relevant to the Madrid Agreement", the "Nice Agreement" and other international conventions and China's Bilateral or multilateral agreements signed by the United States and other countries on the protection of intellectual property rights.
Question 9: The trademark process shows: "Trademark registration application pending". What does it mean? It means that the relevant information of the trademark has been entered into the Trademark Office's review system. As long as it passes the review, you can get the registration certificate.
Question 10: When checking the progress of trademark registration, what does "registered" mean? The registration represents that the trademark has been passed. Currently within the announcement date, after the announcement period, if someone raises an objection, a certificate will be issued.
There is still a period of time between the issuance of the certificate and the successful registration. You need to wait. I The company's trademark is currently progressing in this way, so don't worry
It will be ok after the announcement period is over.