A trademark registration application must be submitted to the German Intellectual Property Office and relevant fees must be paid at the same time. The application must state that the applicant or its authorized person is using the trademark in connection with relevant goods or services, or it must state that the applicant has a good faith intention to use the trademark. The application date is based on the document submission date. After receiving the application, the German Intellectual Property Office will conduct a search for prior trademarks to examine whether the applied trademark complies with legal requirements. If the registration requirements are not met, the applicant will be notified to make statements or modifications; if the applicant fails to convince the examiner or fails to make corresponding modifications or the applicant's reply exceeds the time limit, the examiner will reject the trademark application.