Briefly explain that if an applicant applies for the registration of the same trademark in other member countries of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property within 6 months after filing an application for trademark registration in China, he shall file an application with the Trademark Office to provide proof of priority.

second, there are two ways to apply for priority certification documents:

(1) entrust an approved trademark agency to handle them.

(2) The applicant shall go directly to the trademark registration hall of the Trademark Office to handle it.

III. Procedures

(1) If a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the matter, the applicant may voluntarily choose any recognized trademark agency to handle it. All trademark agencies registered with the Trademark Office are published in the column of' Agency'.

(II) If the applicant goes directly to the trademark registration hall of the Trademark Office, the applicant can go through the following steps:

Prepare the application documents → submit the application documents in the acceptance window of the trademark registration hall → type the receipt barcode in the coding window → pay the application fee in the payment window

IV. Preparation of the application documents

(I) Application documents to be provided

1. Provide the priority certificate.

2. If you go directly to the trademark registration hall, submit a copy of the applicant's business license and affix the official seal of the unit, and a copy of the ID card of the handler; If it is entrusted to a trademark agency, a power of attorney for trademark agency shall be submitted.

(II) Specific requirements

1. The applicant shall affix his seal to the application for providing the priority certificate.

2. The application should be typed or printed.

5. If the application documents for obtaining the Certificate of Priority are complete and the application procedures meet the requirements, the Trademark Office will issue the Certificate of Priority to the applicant by mail. If it is entrusted to a trademark agency, the Trademark Office will mail the Certificate of Priority to the trademark agency.

VI. Precautions

1. The address, postal code and telephone number filled in by the applicant should be detailed and accurate to facilitate contact.

2. The original application materials such as trademarks, categories of goods or services and designated goods or services provided by the applicant shall be accurate.

3. If you go directly to the trademark registration hall, the Trademark Office will generally notify the applicant to receive the Certificate of Priority according to the contact address filled in the application within 2 weeks after the applicant submits the application; If it is entrusted to a trademark agency, the Trademark Office will mail the Certificate of Priority to the trademark agency.