The applicant may entrust an organization with trademark agency qualification recognized by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce; You can also go directly to the registration hall of the State Trademark Office. However, for foreigners or foreign enterprises that have no habitual residence or business premises in China to apply for trademark registration in China, they should entrust a trademark agency to handle it on their behalf.
2. Inquiries before applying for registration:
Trademark inquiry is not a necessary procedure for trademark registration (following the principle of voluntary inquiry), but it can greatly reduce the risk of trademark registration. The inquiry result cannot be used as a legal basis and has no legal effect.
Third, the application principle:
1. Determination of application date: China adopts the principle of first application. The date of receipt of the application by the Trademark Office shall prevail.
2. China adopts the principle of one trademark, one application and one category. And subject to 10 small commodities; For each additional product, an extra charge of 100 RMB will be charged.
Four. Information required for application:
1. application form (stamped with the official seal of the entrusting party)
2. Power of Attorney (with the official seal of the entrusting party)
3. If applying in the name of the company, a copy of the company's business license is required; In the name of an individual, a copy of the personal identity card is required.
4. Trademark design, such as the specified color, must be pointed out.
Verb (abbreviation for verb) Inquiry fee:
Chinese, English, graphics: (internal inquiry is free)
Terms of payment for intransitive verbs:
Please make sure to pay the national fee and agency fee when submitting the inquiry and application documents.
Seven, Li Lin service:
1, four months notice to receive the admission notice.
2. Inform the trademark registration about ten months after the application.
3. Inform the trademark of the pre-arranged notice period (notice period is 3 months) about 18 months after the application, which is the objection period.
4. Notice about one month after receiving the certificate, and announce the self-inspection.
Eight, the application time:
If all goes well, it will take about twenty to twenty-five months to get the certificate.
Legal basis: Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 33. Within three months from the date of the announcement of preliminary examination and approval, the prior obligee or interested party considers that the trademark violates the provisions of Article 13, paragraphs 2 and 3, Article 15, Article 16, paragraph 1, Article 30, Article 31 and Article 32 of this Law, or that it violates the provisions of Article 4, Article 10, Article 11, Article 12 and Article 19, paragraph 4 of this Law. If there is no objection at the expiration of the announcement period, the registration shall be approved, a trademark registration certificate shall be issued and an announcement shall be made.
Article 40 Where a registered trademark needs to be used continuously after the expiration of its term of validity, the trademark registrant shall go through the renewal procedures in accordance with the provisions within 12 months before the expiration; If it has not been handled during this period, it can be extended for six months. The validity period of each renewal registration is ten years, counting from the day after the last expiration of the trademark. If the renewal formalities are not completed at the expiration of the period, the registered trademark shall be cancelled.
The Trademark Office shall announce the renewed registered trademark.