Abstract: Registered trademarks require strict approval. Before trademark registration, we need to check whether the trademark has been registered, so as to judge the probability that the trademark we want to apply for will be approved. Check whether the trademark can be used safely. There are two ways to query trademarks. One is to directly consult online customer service, and then the customer service will tell you the query results. The other is to check on the official website of the China Trademark Office. Next, let’s find out with the editor. How to check whether a trademark has been registered

1. Consult customer service

Consult online customer service directly, and then the customer service will check it for you for free. You only need to provide the trademark name to the customer service. The information queried by this method is more accurate and has a higher success rate.

2. Query on the official website of the China Trademark Office

1. First, find the official website of the China Trademark Network of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce in the search engine. After entering the official website, find the query entrance and you will see Disclaimer, if confirmed, click the I Accept button.

2. Click on the top function in the new interface. Here you can check whether the same or similar trademark has been registered.

3. To fill in the international classification number in the first box of the trademark search interface, Arabic numerals should be entered, starting from 1. If you don’t know what the classification number is, you can click to view product classification help. The similar group numbers below can be left blank and not filled in.

4. In the drop-down menu of query method, you can choose the query method, such as querying Chinese characters, pinyin, numbers, graphics, etc. The following options will be different depending on the selection here. As an example here, we choose to query Chinese characters.

5. After selecting Chinese characters, many choices will appear below, and you can check them. You need to make appropriate choices based on your actual query requirements.

6. After all the above settings are completed, it is time to enter the specific content to be queried.

7. After confirming that all parameters are set correctly and filling in the verification code, you can click the automatic query button.

8. Next, the query results page comes out. You can click the View button to view complete information.

How to check trademark status information

1. First, search and log in to the China Trademark Network of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. You can review the disclaimer and click the I Accept button if you confirm it is acceptable.

2. Click the navigation bar menu to enter the trademark status query column.

3. Enter the relevant file number and name to query.

What is the significance of searching for trademarks?

1. Detecting obstacles to registration

1. Check whether there are registered or applied trademarks on the same or similar goods. Registration of the same or similar trademark increases the chance of successful trademark registration;

2. If there is an identical or similar previously registered trademark, the trademark to be registered can be modified or adjusted, or the application can be abandoned.

2. Find out whether the trademark can be used safely

1. Avoid infringement of other people’s registered trademarks by checking the trademark registration status;

2. Reduce Reduce the loss of publicity and advertising expenses and reduce business risks.

3. Discovering trademark squatters

Currently there are three categories of trademark squatters. One category is the partners of the trademark owner, such as sales agents. The purpose is to obtain or consolidate one's exclusive agent status, or to obtain high transfer fees from the person being registered. The second category is "free riders" who attempt to take advantage of the goodwill of a preemptively registered trademark and intentionally cause consumers to misunderstand it and obtain improper benefits. The third is trademark brokers, who register other people's trademarks purely for the purpose of defrauding the registered trademark transfer fee or licensing fee, while the squatter himself has no intention of using the registered trademark. Therefore, conducting trademark searches as early as possible can help reduce, avoid and recover losses in discovering trademark squatting. If you find out through inquiry that a preemptively registered trademark is still in the application stage and has not yet been registered, you can promptly file an objection during the opposition announcement period.

4. Understand the progress of the application

Promptly conduct trademark inquiries to understand the progress of trademark registration applications, so that you can be aware of trademark registration and trademark use.