Once a trademark is registered, it cannot be unused.

A trademark is a distinctive sign that identifies a certain product or service as being produced or provided by a specific individual or enterprise. The origins of trademarks date back to ancient times, when craftsmen imprinted their signatures or "marks" on their works of art or utilitarian products. Over the years, these marks evolved into today's trademark registration and protection system. This system helps consumers identify and purchase a product or service because the nature and quality of the product or service indicated by the unique trademark on the product or service meet their needs.

Types of trademarks:

1. Word trademarks refer to trademarks consisting only of words, including Chinese characters, ethnic minority characters, foreign characters, or trademarks composed of various different characters. ;

2. Graphic trademarks refer to trademarks consisting only of graphics;

3. Letter trademarks refer to the smallest writing unit using pinyin characters or phonetic symbols, including pinyin characters, Trademarks composed of foreign letters such as English letters, Latin letters, etc.;

4. Numerical trademarks are trademarks composed of Arabic numerals, Roman numerals or Chinese uppercase numerals;

5. Three-dimensional logo and trademark. Also known as a three-dimensional trademark, a trademark mark is composed of a three-dimensional object mark with three dimensions: length, width, and height;

6. Color combination trademarks. Color combination trademarks refer to two or more types of trademarks. A trademark formed by the arrangement and combination of colors. Trademarks composed of words, patterns and colors are not color combination trademarks, but are just general combination trademarks;

7. The above-mentioned combination trademarks refer to the combination of two or more components. A trademark, also known as a composite trademark;

8. Audio trademark, a set of music composed of musical notes or a trademark that uses certain special sounds as goods or services is an audio trademark;

9. Smell trademark. A smell trademark uses a special smell as a trademark to distinguish different goods and services. Currently, this kind of trademark is only recognized as a trademark in certain countries. Smell cannot be registered as a trademark in China;

10. Positional trademarks. Positional trademarks refer to the three-dimensional shape, pattern, color and combination of specific parts of a commodity, through which goods or services are provided. provider.

Article 40 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" If a registered trademark expires and needs to be continued to be used, the trademark registrant shall apply for renewal in accordance with regulations within twelve months before expiration. If the procedure cannot be completed during this period, a six-month extension period can be given. Each renewal of registration is valid for ten years, starting from the day after the expiration of the previous term of validity of the trademark. If renewal procedures are not completed upon expiration, the registered trademark will be cancelled. The Trademark Office shall announce the renewal of registered trademarks.