Generally speaking, those who have special meaning or want to create a brand will register a trademark, but not every product can. So, should I go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to apply for a trademark?

1. Should I go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to apply for a trademark? It is not necessary to go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. The Industrial and Commercial Bureau itself cannot accept and examine trademarks. Trademark registration must ultimately be submitted to the state Trademark Office. You cannot apply for registration directly online. Currently, online application is only available to agencies. If you want to register a trademark, it is recommended to entrust an agency to help you grasp the trademark process and success rate starting from the inquiry.

2. What are the materials for applying for trademark registration? To apply for trademark registration, you must submit the following documents to the Trademark Office: 1. An "Application for Trademark Registration", which should be stamped with the applicant's seal. If the applicant is a natural person, he shall sign the application form. The application and other relevant documents should be typed or printed. 2. A copy of a valid certificate that can prove the applicant’s identity (qualification), and the original must be presented at the same time. Different applicants should submit different supporting documents. If the applicant is an enterprise, the enterprise legal person business license or business license should be submitted to the Trademark Office; social groups, public institutions and other organizations should submit the corporate legal person registration certificate or public institution legal person certificate; application If you are a natural person, you should submit a copy of your ID card, etc. The person handling the application for this unit must also submit a copy of his or her ID card. The applicant's name and address filled in the application form should be consistent with the supporting documents. 3. For each trademark registration application, five copies of the trademark drawings should be submitted (for color trademarks that specify a certain color, five copies of the colored drawings and one black and white ink draft should be submitted), and one trademark drawing should be pasted in the designated position on the application form. The trademark pattern should be clear and the contrast between black and white should be obvious. The size of the trademark pattern should be between 5 × 5 cm and 10 × 10 cm. When applying for trademark registration of cigarettes or cigars, the trademark drawing submitted can be of the same size as the actual object. 4. Pay the trademark registration application fees as required. (Trademark registration fee: 1,000 yuan) 5. Filling in the product name and service items is a very important item in the "Trademark Registration Application", which is related to the scope of exclusive rights protection of the applied trademark. According to the provisions of Articles 13 and 15 of the "Regulations for the Implementation of the Trademark Law", applications for trademark registration shall be made by category in accordance with the published goods and service classification table, and the product name or service items shall be filled in according to the goods and service classification. If the product name or service item is not included in the classification list, a description of the product or service should be attached. At present, our country adopts the "International Classification of Goods and Services for Trademark Registration and Use" (Nice Classification), which is used uniformly by most countries in the world. It has adopted the eighth edition since January 1, 2002. At the same time, the Trademark Office also formulated the "Classification Table of Similar Goods and Services" based on the above-mentioned classification table. Applicants can fill in the goods or services according to the above classification table and distinction table. If the product name or service item is not included in the classification list, a description of the product or service should be attached. The goods/services filled in each application form can only be limited to one category. 6. If you entrust a trademark agency organization to apply for trademark registration, you must also submit a power of attorney, which shall specify the content and authority of the agency.

3. Time for review of trademark rejection 1. If the trademark review application is sent and received by mail, the calculation of the 15-day review time limit shall be based on the postmark date of the letter received by the local post office and the postmark date of the letter issued. Date of receipt and issue by the party. If the postmark is unclear or there is no postmark, the date marked on the document issued by the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce will be postponed by 20 days as the date of receipt by the party, or the date of receipt of the trademark review application by the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce will be backdated by 20 days. days shall be deemed as the date of issuance by the parties. 2. When applying for review of an internationally registered trademark, *** the time limit for review starts from the date marked on the rejection notice issued by the International Bureau. If the date of issuance by the International Bureau cannot be provided, the date shall be calculated from the date marked on the trademark rejection notice issued by the Trademark Office to the International Bureau.