Trademarks are very important to many companies, but there are still relatively few companies with trademarks. After all, the process of applying for a trademark is relatively strict and requires multiple reviews. Each review is completed. After that, an announcement has to be made, so how long does it take for the preliminary trademark approval announcement? The following will introduce the relevant content to you.
1. How long does it take for the preliminary trademark review and announcement? The preliminary trademark review and announcement period is 3 months. The preliminary review announcement of a trademark means that if the trademark registration application meets the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law after review, it will be allowed to register the trademark. And be announced in the "Trademark Announcement". If no one raises objections to a trademark subject to preliminary examination within three months from the date of publication of the preliminary examination announcement, the trademark will be registered and a registration announcement will be published at the same time. If no one raises an objection within three months or if the objection raised is found to be untenable, the trademark will be registered and take effect, and a registration certificate will be issued.
II. What is the compensation standard for trademark infringement? 1. Standards for determining the amount of compensation (1) The amount of compensation for infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark shall be determined based on the actual losses suffered by the right holder due to the infringement; (2) If the actual loss is difficult to determine, it can be determined based on the benefits obtained by the infringer due to the infringement; (3) If the loss of the right holder or the benefits obtained by the infringer is difficult to determine, it can be determined reasonably by referring to a multiple of the trademark license fee; (4) For For malicious infringement of trademark exclusive rights and the circumstances are serious, the amount of compensation may be determined to be not less than one time but not more than five times the amount determined according to the above method. The amount of compensation should include the reasonable expenses paid by the right owner to stop the infringement. 2. If it is difficult to determine the actual losses suffered by the right holder due to the infringement, the benefits obtained by the infringer due to the infringement, and the registered trademark license fee, the people's court shall award a compensation of not more than five million yuan based on the circumstances of the infringement.
3. Which behaviors constitute infringement of other people’s trademark rights? Article 57 of the Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China: Any of the following behaviors shall constitute an infringement of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark: (1) Using a trademark that is the same as its registered trademark on the same kind of goods without the permission of the trademark registrant; (2) Using a trademark that is similar to its registered trademark on the same kind of goods without the permission of the trademark registrant, or using it on similar goods Using a trademark that is the same as or similar to its registered trademark on the Internet, which is likely to cause confusion; (3) Selling goods that infringe the exclusive rights of a registered trademark; (4) Forging or making without authorization the registered trademark signs of others or selling counterfeit or making without authorization registered trademark signs ; (5) Changing the registered trademark without the consent of the trademark registrant and putting the goods with the changed trademark back into the market; (6) Deliberately providing facilities for infringement of the exclusive rights of others’ trademarks and helping others to infringe the exclusive rights of trademarks Behavior; (7) Causing other damage to the exclusive right to use registered trademarks of others. The above is the relevant content introduced to you about how long it takes for the preliminary trademark approval announcement. Although trademarks are protected by law, there will still be infringements. If you encounter this situation, you must not be lenient and solve these problems through legal means, so that no one will dare to infringe at will in the future.