1, trademark query;
2. Trademark form review;
3. Examination of the essence of the trademark;
4. Announcement of preliminary examination. Before applying for registration, the applicant for trademark registration or his agent inquires whether the trademark applied for is the same as or similar to the trademark of the prior right. Trademark application is a process in which a natural person or enterprise obtains the exclusive right to use a trademark. The applicant needs to file a trademark application with the State Trademark Office, and the trademark registration certificate can only be issued after formal examination and substantive examination. A natural person, legal person or other organization that produces, manufactures, processes, selects or distributes goods or services and needs to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark shall file an application for trademark registration with the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce according to law. Foreigners or foreign enterprises must entrust a trademark agency to handle trademark registration in China, except for foreigners or foreign enterprises with habitual residence or business office in China. Where a trademark agency is entrusted to handle trademark registration matters, the documents to be prepared and the handling procedures may be consulted with the trademark agency.
Article 22 of the Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * An applicant for trademark registration shall fill in the category and name of the goods using the trademark in accordance with the prescribed commodity classification table and apply for registration. An applicant for trademark registration may apply for the registration of the same trademark for many kinds of goods through one application. Applications for trademark registration and other relevant documents may be submitted in written form or in the form of data messages.