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When applying for registration of a Chinese trademark, can I select multiple categories for one trademark at the same time?

Yes, this belongs to the multiple categories of one trademark in trademark application.

As a multi-class trademark registration application system popular in many countries, it should be able to directly bring cost savings to trademark applications. This is not only the cost of additional categories in one application. It can also bring huge cost savings to registrants in subsequent renewal, transfer, licensing and change registration procedures.

One-mark, multi-class registration also brings brand owners efficiency improvements in trademark file management.

For trademark applicants who have a large number of trademark applications in China, the above-mentioned advantages of single-label, multi-class applications are undoubtedly highly anticipated. Especially in the context that China has ranked first in the world in terms of trademark applications for more than ten consecutive years.

Extended information:

The so-called multi-class trademark refers to an application for registration of goods and services in multiple categories of the International Classification of Goods and Services for trademark registration in one trademark registration application. Same trademark.

Most countries in the world now implement the principle of one mark for multiple categories. Our country will implement the principle of one mark for multiple categories of trademark registration applications from May 1, 2014.

Advantages:

Implementing the principle of applying for trademark registration with one mark and multiple categories has the following advantages:

1. It can reduce the number of trademark registration applications. At this stage, the principle of trademark registration applications in my country is one class, one mark. In the past ten years, the number of trademark registration applications in my country has exceeded 1 million every year. After the implementation of the one mark, multiple classes principle, the number of trademark registration applications will be reduced by at least 50%.

2. It can reduce the amount of trademark examination by the Trademark Office and increase the time for trademark examination. Originally, the principle of "one mark, one class" was implemented. If an applicant applies for registration of the same trademark in multiple categories, there will be multiple trademarks. These multiple trademarks will be examined by multiple trademark examiners respectively. After the implementation of "one mark, multiple categories", it will become A trademark is examined by an examiner.

3. Greatly reduce the administrative costs of trademark management.

Reduce the printing and distribution costs of the "Trademark Announcement" and reduce the number of pages of the "Trademark Announcement".

Reduce the number of trademark registrations.

Reduce the capacity of the trademark computer database of the Trademark Office.

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