In practice, many of us may come across questions about the trademark transfer process, but because we don’t know much about it, many things are not very clear.
1. The information of both parties needs to be verified before the trademark transfer
After completing the procedures, both parties must sign a transfer contract to complete the trademark transfer. However, if there are problems with the trademark transfer, it will damage your own rights. Therefore, before signing a contract, you should check whether there are any problems with the trademark. The trademark transferee should check the China Trademark Network to conduct a comprehensive search of the trademark.
2. Fill in and sign a trademark transfer contract
Before handling the trademark transfer after being reviewed by the trademark agent, the trademark transferee and the trademark transferor should both sign a trademark transfer contract. The contract needs to indicate the details of the transferred trademark, the fee for transferring the trademark, and the effective date of the contract, and needs to be signed and sealed by both parties.
3. Submission of trademark transfer materials
After the transfer parties complete the signing of the trademark contract, the trademark transferee and trademark transferor need to submit application transfer trademark information and supporting documents to the Trademark Office , trademark transfer application form, and a copy of the trademark transferee's business license. Or entrust an intellectual property company to submit transfer materials.
4. Waiting for the Trademark Office’s reply
After receiving the applications from the trademark transferor and the transferee, the Trademark Office will issue an approval to both parties within 6-8 months. Certificate, the date marked on the certificate is the effective date of trademark transfer.
This is a brief introduction to the trademark transfer process. I hope the above content will be helpful to everyone and make your trademark transfer process smoother. If you still have any questions that you don’t understand during the actual processing, or if you have a trademark that you want to transfer, you are welcome to consult Intellectual Property Rights to learn more about the relevant situation. Trademark Transfer Process Trademark Transfer Fees Trademark Transfer Process