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How to determine the application date of trademark registration?
1. Determination of the date of application for trademark registration: (1) The date of application for trademark registration shall be based on the date of receipt of the application by the Trademark Office, regardless of morning or afternoon.

(2) where two or more applicants apply for registration of the same or similar goods with the same or similar trademarks, the trademark that was applied earlier shall be preliminarily examined and approved and announced; If the application is made on the same day, the earlier trademark shall be preliminarily examined and announced, and the application of others shall be rejected without announcement.

(3) If the application procedures are complete and the application documents are filled in according to the regulations, the Trademark Office will compile the application number and issue a Notice of Acceptance; If the application procedures are incomplete or the application documents are not filled out in accordance with the regulations, they will be returned and the application date will not be retained.

second, the principle of determining the application date for trademark registration: if the application procedures are basically complete or the application documents basically conform to the regulations, but need to be corrected, the Trademark Office shall notify the applicant to make corrections, and limit him to make corrections according to the specified contents and return them to the Trademark Office within 15 days from the date of receiving the notice of correction.

if it is corrected within a time limit and returned to the Trademark Office, the date of application shall be kept; If it is not corrected or corrected within the time limit, it will be returned and the application date will not be retained.

where two or more applicants apply for registration of the same or similar trademarks on the same commodity or similar commodities on the same day, each applicant shall, in accordance with the notice of the Trademark Office, submit proof of the date of first use of the trademark within 3 days.

if it is used or not used on the same day, all applicants shall negotiate. If consensus is reached, a written agreement shall be submitted to the Trademark Office within 3 days; If no agreement can be reached after more than 3 days, the applicant shall draw lots under the auspices of the Trademark Office, or the Trademark Office shall make a ruling.