First, where to register? There have always been only two ways to register a trademark. One is to go directly to the office window of the National Trademark Office in Beijing to submit a registration application, and the other is to entrust a trademark agency registered with the National Trademark Office to handle it. Applicants are free to choose how to register a trademark, but which method they choose is related to the success rate of trademark registration. Choosing a professional and large intellectual property platform will help improve the success rate of our trademark registration. Second, what are the requirements for registration? There are two types of entities that apply for trademark registration. One is an enterprise or public institution, social group organization, etc. When registering a trademark, you need to provide the subject qualification certificate and stamp it with an official seal. The other is a natural person who registers a trademark. ID card and individual business license are required. The simple understanding is that you must have a license before you can register a trademark. Third, how long does it take to register a trademark? From the date of submission, the Trademark Office will review it within 9 months. If it passes the preliminary review, it will be announced. The announcement period is 3 months. If no objection is raised within 3 months, it will be approved. Register and issue a trademark registration certificate. The entire process lasts about 12 months. If someone files an objection during the announcement period, the National Trademark Office will review whether the reason for the objection is valid within 9 months. Therefore, at the Trademark Office, the longest review period for a trademark is usually 21 months (except for special circumstances that extend the review cycle and go to court). Fourth, not every name can be successfully registered as a trademark, so how to help the trademark registration be successful! The journey to register a trademark is no longer just muddy. Inquiry before trademark registration has become the most important link in the success of trademark registration. It is also the link that best reflects the professionalism of a trademark agency. This link reflects the Trademark agents’ understanding of laws and regulations, accumulation of cases, cultural literacy and professional ethics. Therefore, it is essential to conduct a search before trademark registration. The search involves the name of the trademark, so naming it before trademark registration is particularly important. The trademark name and the elements contained in the trademark determine the success rate of trademark registration. The trademarks we refer to are usually divided into word trademarks, graphic trademarks and combination trademarks (except sound trademarks and certification trademarks). The examination of different trademarks is different. For example, word mark. Mainly refers to Chinese, Chinese Pinyin or English and their combinations. This type of trademark is the easiest to search because it is very intuitive. You can directly enter the name to search and judge. However, it should be noted that if the trademark contains Chinese and Pinyin, then both need to be queried separately. If there are small dots, horizontal bars and other spacing symbols in the middle of the word trademark, then the trademarks must be queried separately. In addition, graphic trademarks cannot be accurately queried. There are combination trademarks of various elements such as graphics and text, and each element must be queried and judged separately. The query results, different subcategories within major categories, natural segments that are not similar to each other within subcategories, similar groups, etc. all need to be comprehensively judged. Trademark agents will conduct comprehensive analysis and judgment based on relevant laws and regulations such as the Trademark Law and Trademark Examination and Trial Standards, combined with the Trademark Office’s past rejection cases and cases in which court judgments have taken effect. Therefore, ordinary applicants must not judge whether trademarks are similar. opinionated. When an applicant chooses a trademark agency, his judgment on the similarity of the trademarks can also be used as an important basis for selection. Fifth, how to choose the registration category and product items when registering? When registering a trademark, different products belong to different categories. There are 45 categories in total, and categories 1-34 are products. For example, hardware tools are in category 8, and fruits and vegetables are in category 31. kind. Categories 35-45 are services, such as Category 43 for catering and accommodation, Category 45 for legal services, etc. What products and services the applicant provides must find the corresponding category for registration. It should be noted that for some similar products across categories, the applicant must accurately determine the product category. For example, if the applicant is making gloves, then there are 7 categories that include the product item of gloves. Then the applicant must make a judgment on the current and future development before applying for registration, and the category in which the trademark should be registered must be clarified in advance. Sixth, how to choose a pattern when registering. In practice, we have encountered many applicants who request to declare a color pattern when applying for registration. It is not impossible, but we recommend that applicants choose a black and white pattern to declare. The reason is that the subsequent trademark use process of applying for a black and white pattern The color can be changed by yourself, but the color combination of the trademark cannot be changed when applying for a color pattern. Of course, in the process of brand operation, once the trademark is determined, the logo image must be unified and should not be changed at will.

Seventh, how to confirm whether to apply for a trademark? Many applicants are not sure whether the agent has declared the trademark immediately after entrusting an agency to declare the trademark. In the past, there have been cases where the agency collected the customer's fee but failed to declare the trademark or even forged a fake acceptance notice. situation, then how to confirm whether to declare? Trademark agencies submit applications online. Once the customer information is complete, the application can be made on the same day and a trademark application number can be generated the next day. Therefore, you can ask the agency to give you a trademark application number the next day after filing the application for you to confirm whether the agency has reported your trademark immediately. You can check the application number through the official website of the National Trademark Office. Eighth, do you still need to pay after applying for registration? After applying for trademark registration, the Trademark Office will enter the normal review process. If the trademark passes the preliminary review, you may receive various phone calls, registered letters, emails, etc. during the trademark announcement period. You pay, and these are all deceiving you. Ninth, how much does trademark registration cost? Seeing here, the cost of trademark registration is a question that all applicants are concerned about. Different platforms have different charging standards, which are generally official fees plus agency fees. The trademark registration of Bajie Intellectual Property is guaranteed, and the full amount (including official fees) will be refunded if the registration is unsuccessful. A professional consultant and technical operation support team will handle trademark business for you in real time. Tenth, how to choose an agency? What applicants have to consider is who can help you apply for registration. Applying by yourself at the lobby window of the Trademark Office is obviously not in line with the actual situation of most applicants. Going to the window of the local industrial and commercial department to apply for the application is currently difficult to achieve in a short time, because first the local industrial and commercial departments must apply to the National Trademark Office, and the Trademark Office will approve those that meet the conditions, and then train and pilot. In addition, the relevant staff of local industrial and commercial departments have complicated daily work, and their understanding of the trademark application profession is far inferior to that of trademark agencies that often compete on the front lines of fierce market competition.