According to Article 39 of the Trademark Law, the validity period of a registered trademark is ten years, calculated from the date of approval of registration. You can renew and pay the renewal fee twelve months before the expiration of the validity period. Each renewal is still valid for ten years.

There is no limit to the number of renewals. If an application is not made within this period, a 6-month grace period may be granted. If the renewal of registration is not submitted within the extension period, the Trademark Office will cancel the registered trademark and make an announcement.

Trademark registration process 1. Formal review

After formal review, the application procedures are complete and the application documents are filled in as required, the Trademark Office will issue an acceptance notice.

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.

Extended information:

In accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China, natural persons, legal persons or other organizations shall, in the course of production and business activities, trademark their goods. If your services require the exclusive right to use a trademark, you must apply for trademark registration with the Trademark Office.

When applying for trademark registration and transfer in the name of a natural person, in addition to submitting the "Trademark Registration Application", trademark drawings and other materials in accordance with relevant regulations, you should also pay attention to the following matters:

1. Individual industrial and commercial households can apply for trademark registration in the name of the applicant using the trade name registered in the "Individual Industrial and Commercial Household Business License", or they can also apply for trademark registration in the name of the person in charge registered on the license. When applying in the name of the person in charge, copies of the following materials should be submitted:

(1) ID card of the person in charge;

(2) Individual industrial and commercial household license.

2. An individual partnership may file a trademark registration application in the name of the applicant with the trade name registered in its "Business License" or in the registration documents of the relevant competent authority, or in the name of all partners*** File an application for trademark registration at the same time. When applying together in the name of all partners, copies of the following materials should be submitted:

(1) ID card of the partner;

(2) Business license;

(3) Partnership agreement.

3. Rural contract operators can apply for trademark registration in the name of the person who signed the contract. When applying, they should submit copies of the following materials:

(1) Identity of the person signing the contract Certificate;

(2) Contract.

4. Other natural persons who are legally permitted to engage in business activities may apply for trademark registration in the name of the operator listed in the registration document issued by the relevant administrative authority. Copies of the following materials should be submitted when applying. :

(1) ID card of the operator;

(2) Registration document issued by the relevant administrative authority.

5. For trademark registration applications that do not comply with the provisions of the Trademark Law, the Trademark Office will not accept it and notify the applicant in writing.

If the applicant provides false materials to obtain trademark registration, the Trademark Office will revoke the registered trademark.

6. When applying for trademark transfer, if the transferee is a natural person, you should refer to the above matters.

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