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What are the procedures and precautions for brand registration in the United States?

American brand application process:

1. The applicant chooses his or her own trademark design;

2. Check the ones that have been registered and those that have not yet been registered but are in use trademark;

3. If the same or similar trademark is found, the trademark must be redesigned;

4. Create the condition that the trademark is "in use";

5. Prepare materials for applying for trademark registration (including trademark drawing and trademark sample sampling);

6. Apply for registered trademark;

7. The US Patent and Trademark Office will review the trademark, Review and publish your trademark until final approval.

However, if the USPTO or other companies object to your trademark, the applicant must explain to the USPTO how the applied trademark is different from the existing trademark. If it is unsuccessful, you will have to design a new trademark and start the application for a new trademark again.

US trademark registration time

1) Entrusted agency: 1 working day?

2) Acceptance receipt: 1 month?

3) Trademark review: 9-15 months?

4) Trademark announcement: 3 months? (* The above time is calculated based on successful registration. The actual time is subject to the Trademark Office. If during the trademark review process When encountering situations such as "trademark correction", "trademark defense", "trademark objection", etc., the corresponding time process will appear)