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How to apply for trademark registration conditions

"1. Only individuals or groups meeting the following conditions can apply for trademarks in China: Applicants for trademark registration must be: legally established enterprises, institutions, social groups, individual businesses, and individual partnerships Or foreigners or foreign enterprises from countries that have signed an agreement with China or participated in international treaties with China or are subject to the principle of reciprocity. If they meet the above conditions and need to obtain the exclusive right to trademark, they must submit a trademark application to the Trademark Office on a voluntary basis. Registration application (from November 1, 2001, the China Trademark Office began to accept applications for trademark registration by natural persons. However, since February 28, 2007, the Trademark Office no longer accepts pure trademark registration applications by natural persons in China. Applications by natural persons in China If you have a trademark, you must have an individual business license) 2. Apply according to the classification of goods and services: China’s Trademark Law implements the International Classification of Goods, which divides more than 10,000 kinds of goods and services into 45 categories. When applying for trademark registration, the category of goods or services for which the trademark is used should be determined according to the classification of the goods and services classification table. If the same applicant uses the same trademark on different categories of goods, he should apply for registration in different categories according to the product classification. This can avoid The unfair expansion of the scope of application of trademark rights is also conducive to the reviewer's approval and the protection of trademark exclusive rights. 3. Determination of the trademark application date: It is very important to establish the application date. Since China's trademark registration adopts the first-to-file principle, once an application occurs. The order of days becomes the legal basis for determining trademark rights. The application date for trademark registration shall be based on the date when the Trademark Office receives the application documents (the smallest unit of date is 'day'). 4. How to apply for trademark registration: Through a trademark agency. If an organization submits a trademark registration, the trademark agency can submit the application to the Trademark Office in paper form. If the trademark agency submits the trademark application online, it can obtain a digital certificate from the Trademark Office and apply online. The date of trademark application is the date when the Trademark Office receives the application documents. If the application is submitted online, the date of online application shall be the date of application. "