In the era of intellectual property, trademarks have become an important way for enterprise development. However, as the number of registered trademarks continues to increase, the number of registered trademarks has directly decreased due to the nature of trademarks. And we also know that during the trademark registration process, the trademark registration may fail for some reasons, and the period of trademark registration is not conducive to the normal development of the enterprise, so many people will choose other ways to obtain the corresponding trademark, then we can choose Transfer to obtain the corresponding trademark? If a trademark is transferable, what should be done in the trademark transfer procedure?
Can a trademark be transferred? How to handle trademark transfer procedures?
We know that trademark registration can no longer meet the needs of enterprises, so many enterprises will choose other methods to obtain corresponding trademarks. According to Article 42 of the Trademark Law, when a registered trademark is transferred, the transferor and the transferee shall sign a transfer agreement and file an application with the Trademark Office at the same time. The transferee shall ensure the quality of the goods using the registered trademark. When transferring a registered trademark, the trademark registrant shall transfer similar trademarks registered on similar goods or similar trademarks registered on similar goods. Therefore, the trademark can be transferred, but in the process of company transfer, we need to carry out the corresponding trademark transfer process before we can carry out the corresponding trademark transfer.
When we transfer a trademark, we first need to prepare the corresponding trademark transfer materials and submit the prepared trademark transfer materials to the Registration Hall of the Trademark Office; after the Trademark Office receives the trademark transfer materials, it will accept them within the specified time. Trademark transfer application. The "Registered Trademark Transfer Acceptance Application" will be issued to the transferor; after the transfer application, the trademark transfer will be accepted at the Trademark Office. The Trademark Office will review the trademark transfer and determine whether the trademark can be transferred based on the review results; after the review, the Trademark Office will review the transferred trademark. Make a corresponding trademark announcement and issue a new trademark registration certificate;
The above is the relevant process when we choose to transfer a trademark. However, during the trademark transfer process, it is necessary to determine whether the trademark can be transferred, whether there are similar trademarks, whether it is a joint trademark, and other factors. Otherwise, even if the trademark is successfully transferred, it cannot be used for corresponding commercial activities.
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