In recent years, color trademarks have become popular, but applying for color trademarks is relatively complicated. There are colorful trademarks in front of you, and you may be confused about which ones are color combination trademarks and which ones are designated color trademarks. The China Trademark Office differentiates between color combination trademarks and trademark designated colors, and summarizes two major considerations for color combination trademarks, which has important guiding significance for applying for color combination trademarks.

Let us analyze the key points of its content:

1. Color combination trademarks

Refers to a trademark composed of two or more colors. The elements are colors. If you apply for trademark registration with a color combination, you should declare it in the application form, that is, check "Application for trademark registration with a color combination" in the "Trademark Application Statement" column, and paste the pattern in the trademark pattern box.

If you apply for trademark registration with a color combination, in addition to stating it in the application, you should also pay attention to the following points:

1. There are two components of a color combination trademark or two or more colors. If applying for trademark registration based on color combination, the trademark pattern should be a color block indicating the color combination, or a graphic outline indicating the location of the color use. The graphic outline is not a component of the trademark and must be represented by a dotted line instead of a solid line.

2. If you apply for trademark registration based on a color combination, you must submit a text description, indicate the color code, and explain how to use the trademark. Text description, color code, and how to use the trademark should be filled in the "Trademark Description" column.

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2. Designated color trademarks

refers to the words, graphics, letters, numbers, three-dimensional signs or their combinations that constitute the trademark. When applying for registration If a trademark clearly specifies a specified color, it will be registered and protected in accordance with the specified color.

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3. The difference between color combination trademarks and designated color trademarks

(1) Color combination trademarks do not limit the specific shape, and they often vary with the product itself. The shapes vary. The designated color trademark must have a fixed shape. For example, the color combination trademark of "Colgate" toothpaste consists of white and blue. The shape of the toothpaste when squeezed out is the shape of the color combination trademark, while the shape of the designated color trademark is fixed.

(2) The distinctiveness of a color combination trademark lies in the color, while the distinctiveness of a designated color combination trademark lies in the combination of words, graphics and colors.

(3) A color combination trademark with only one color lacks distinctiveness, while a designated color trademark with only one color does not lack distinctiveness. A designated color trademark can be composed of many colors, and if a color combination trademark consists of Too many color combinations may be too complex to register.

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