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Can I reapply if the trademark is rejected?
1. If a trademark is rejected, you can reapply.

You can reapply for registration, but it is still rejected in a high probability. It is suggested to make amendments or provide evidence according to the reasons for rejection, and then apply for a trademark rejection review, but the rejection review needs to be explained according to the actual specific reasons.

If the reason for the rejection exists in fact and the applicant can't refute it, then the natural trademark can't be registered successfully. However, if the reason for rejecting the review is sufficient and well-founded, then the hope of trademark registration is still very great. The reasons why a trademark is rejected include

2. There are several reasons why a trademark is rejected:

1. Others register first

When a trademark examiner examines a trademark, he will first search the trademark database. If he finds that the same trademark has been applied for registration by many people on the same kind of goods or similar goods, he will be based on the principle of "application first" and reject the enterprise or individual who applied.

2. Trademark lacks distinctive features

When the applied trademark is too simple, such as using simple lines and ordinary geometric figures, the examiner will think that the trademark lacks distinctive features and is not recognizable, and it will be rejected.

3. Trademark approximation is rejected

If two trademarks are similar in font, pronunciation, meaning, graphic composition, color, overall structure, three-dimensional shape and color combination, which is easy to mislead or confuse the public, they will generally be recognized as similar trademarks and rejected.

4. Trademark names are generic names and descriptive words

Names commonly used in the industry and words that only describe product features cannot be registered as trademarks.

5. Use of a sign that is not allowed to be registered

Legal basis

Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China (revised in 219)

Article 34 The Trademark Office shall notify the applicant for trademark registration in writing of a trademark that refuses to be announced. If the applicant for trademark registration is not satisfied, he may apply to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board for reexamination within 15 days from the date of receiving the notice. The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board shall make a decision within nine months from the date of receiving the application and notify the applicant in writing. There are special circumstances that need to be extended, which can be extended for three months with the approval of the administrative department for industry and commerce of the State Council. If a party refuses to accept the decision of the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board, he may bring a suit in a people's court within 3 days from the date of receiving the notice.