Applying for a registered trademark is a good thing. How does a company in Zhuhai apply for a registered trademark? What are the related processes for registering a trademark? The editor has brought you relevant knowledge about the "registered trademark process" , which may have what you need.
Information required for trademark registration
1. If applying for registration under a company name, a copy of the business license must be provided, and the official seal must be stamped on the copy of the business license;
2. If you apply for registration in your own name, you must provide a copy of your personal ID card and a copy of the individual industrial and commercial household's business license. The copy of the individual industrial and commercial household's business license must be stamped with the official seal;
3. Provide trademark text or drawings. If the color needs to be protected, color drawings are also required;
4. Provide the goods/services to be registered, which can be based on the goods operated by the applicant or the services provided. , to be filled in with reference to the ninth edition of the "International Classification of Goods and Services for Trademark Registration" (Nice Classification) and the "Classification Table of Similar Goods and Services" modified by the Trademark Office based on the above-mentioned international classification table;
5. Provided The "Trademark Agency Power of Attorney" with official seal or signature, which can be obtained from this website; especially note that the address on the "Trademark Agency Power of Attorney" should be exactly the same as the registered address on the business license.
Trademark registration process
Trademark registration process 1. Formal review
After formal review, the application procedures are complete and the application documents are filled in in accordance with regulations, the Trademark Office will issue Send a notice of acceptance.
If the application procedures are incomplete or the application documents are not filled in as required, a notice of rejection will be issued and returned, and the application date will not be retained.
If the application procedures are basically complete or the application documents basically comply with the regulations, but if supplements and corrections are needed, the Trademark Office will issue a notice of supplements and corrections to the trademark registration application. If the applicant makes corrections within the time limit and returns it to the Trademark Office, the application date will be retained; if the applicant fails to make corrections or makes corrections beyond the time limit, the Trademark Office will issue a notice of rejection and return it, and the application date will not be retained.
Trademark registration process 2. Substantive examination
After passing the formal examination, the trademark application enters the substantive examination. After substantive examination, any trademark application that complies with the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law will be initially reviewed and approved by the Trademark Office and announced.
If the application is rejected, a rejection notice will be issued to the applicant.
If the Trademark Office believes that the contents of the trademark registration application can be revised, it will issue an examination opinion. If the applicant responds within the time limit, the Trademark Office will continue the examination.
For trademarks that have been preliminarily approved after review, the China Trademark Office will announce them in the "Trademark Announcement".
Within three months from the date of announcement, anyone can object to a trademark initially approved by the China Trademark Office.
If there is no objection or the objection is ruled not to be established, the China Trademark Office will approve the registration, issue a trademark registration certificate, and announce it in the "Trademark Announcement"; if the objection is ruled to be true, the registration will not be approved.
Request for review
If the applicant is dissatisfied with the Trademark Office’s rejection of the trademark registration application during the trademark registration process, he or she may request a review from the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board. The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board will make a final decision on whether to grant registration or not, and notify the applicant in writing. If the party concerned is dissatisfied with the Trademark Office's objection ruling, he or she may request a review from the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board. The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board will make a final decision and notify the parties in writing.
What are the conditions for a good trademark?
(1) Obvious markings
Trademarks must be simple and highly distinctive, and must be distinctive from other registered trademarks. The difference makes people understand it at a glance and never forget it. Do not deliberately imitate or allude to the names or graphics of others, especially well-known trademarks, and try to avoid choosing flowers, birds, fish, insects, pavilions, famous mountains and rivers that people have long used in "botanical gardens", "zoos" or "building complexes". etc., and which narratives are stronger and have actual meaning? Weak trademarks?.
(2) Broad adaptability
The name or graphic of a trademark must adapt to the trademark laws of various countries, consumer psychology, languages, customs, and religions of various ethnic groups. Belief; it must also be suitable for use in various occasions (such as packaging and decoration, various advertising media, enlargement, reduction, hollow, three-dimensional), etc.
If a trademark is acceptable when used normally, but when it is used in a smaller size for some reason, due to the imbalance in the size of the trademark pattern, the original small characters are reduced to a blurry thin line that is unrecognizable. This kind of trademark cannot be called a trademark. For a good trademark.
(3) Clever symbolism
Trademarks cannot directly indicate the quality, main raw materials, functions, uses and other characteristics of the goods, nor can they be exaggerated or deceptive. But trademarks cannot be far away from the fundamental attributes of goods. Therefore, a good brand name should be rich in profound connotations and meanings, and be cleverly symbolic, such as "Hui Alai" brand sneakers, "Bailing" brand electronic keyboard, "Mitsubishi" brand automobiles, etc.
(4) High degree of artistry
The shape of the trademark must be beautiful, novel and attractive, and have a unique artistic style, so as to give consumers an enjoyment of artistic beauty and make the mark bear the Trademarked goods have good purchase targets. For example, the "Lang" wine trademark is strong and conspicuous, the "CocaCola" trademark is smooth and eye-catching, and the "Lark" musical instrument trademark looks like a real lark ready to appear, etc.
(5) Convenience of publicity
As the saying goes: "Good wine also depends on shouting." Therefore, in addition to the above requirements, a good trademark should also be easy to call, easy to write, and easy to combine with clever language as the main sentence of advertising for advertising. It can be seen from this that wild cursive Chinese characters are not convenient for writing and memorization, and separate graphics are not convenient for calling and advertising, so they are not suitable for use as a trademark alone.
Process of registering a trademark