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Which department is responsible for trademark registration?

Trademark registration is managed by the Trademark Office. The trademark registration process is as follows:

1. Determine the scope of trademark registration and conduct a pre-search. The registration scope of the trademark should be selected based on the categories and product names listed in the "Classification Table of Similar Goods and Services". After selecting the scope, it is recommended to conduct a trademark search to evaluate whether the trademark registration application is at risk of being rejected. If so, You can modify the trademark in time before applying for registration;

2. Submit trademark registration application documents to the Trademark Office. The application documents include: trademark registration application, applicant's qualification certification materials, and if an intellectual property agency is entrusted to submit, a power of attorney should also be submitted;

3. The Trademark Office will accept and review the application. After accepting the application, the Trademark Office will conduct a formal examination and a substantive examination. The formal examination mainly examines the applicant's name, address, trademark drawings, and designated goods and services. The substantive examination mainly examines whether the trademark is a mark prohibited from registration and use under the Trademark Law, and whether it conflicts with an identical or similar trademark previously applied for or registered;

4. Announcement. If it passes the review, the Trademark Office will make an announcement. The announcement period is 3 months. During this period, prior rights holders and interested parties can raise objections to the trademark application;

5. Approval of registration. If no one raises any objection during the announcement period, the Trademark Office will approve the registration and issue a "Trademark Registration Certificate".

Required information:

1. Clear trademark design style drawing without random drawings;

2. Filled-in trademark application registration form;

3. Applicant’s identity document;

4. Trademark agency registration contract;

5. Copy of business license of individual industrial and commercial household.

Legal basis:

Article 22 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"

Applicants for trademark registration shall classify goods according to the prescribed Fill in the form to report the product category and product name of the trademark, and submit an application for registration.

Trademark registration applicants can apply to register the same trademark for multiple categories of goods through one application.

Trademark registration applications and other relevant documents can be submitted in writing or by data message.

Article 28

For a trademark applied for registration, the Trademark Office shall complete the review within nine months from the date of receipt of the trademark registration application document, and it shall comply with the relevant provisions of this Law. , a preliminary approval announcement will be made.

Article 33

For a trademark that has been initially approved and announced, within three months from the date of announcement, the prior rights holder or interested parties believe that it violates Article 10 of this Law. Article 3, paragraphs 2 and 3, Article 15, Article 16, paragraph 1, Article 30, Article 31, and Article 32, or any person who believes that it violates Article 1 of this Law If it is stipulated in Article 4, Article 10, Article 11, Article 12, or Article 19, paragraph 4, an objection may be filed with the Trademark Office. If there is no objection at the expiration of the announcement period, the registration will be approved, a trademark registration certificate will be issued, and the announcement will be made.