Many friends who have never applied for a trademark think that it will be safe once the trademark acceptance notice is issued, and the trademark will definitely be successful. In fact, this is not the case. The trademark acceptance notice can only mean that your trademark has passed the formal review. The next step is the actual review. How many trademark registrations failed during the actual examination stage?

Then, let’s first take a look at the acceptance notice issued by the Trademark Office:

After the applicant or trademark agency submits the trademark application materials, the Trademark Office will formally review the application documents. Review, usually of the applicant's qualifications. .Whether the documents are standardized, whether the materials are complete, whether the trademark pattern is clear enough, and whether the trademark category and trademark power of attorney meet the requirements. If all of these meet the requirements, the Trademark Office will issue a trademark application acceptance notice. If the application documents meet the requirements but lack information, the Trademark Office will ask the applicant to correct the time limit. If the application does not meet the requirements, it will not be accepted directly.

Therefore, the trademark application acceptance notice does not mean anything. It can only indicate that the trademark application has been accepted by the Trademark Office, but the registration has not yet been approved. At this time, although the applicant can use the trademark, it must be used in accordance with the regulations of unregistered trademarks and cannot be used. ? mark, only the TM mark can be used.

And the risk of using unregistered trademarks is generally higher. If the trademark you use conflicts with the trademark rights of others, you will be accused of infringement and may even cause you great losses. And if a company invests a lot of money in using an unregistered trademark, but the trademark registration is unsuccessful, then these efforts will be in vain.

Therefore, the trademark acceptance notice cannot be used as a legal document. This is just a formal review. During the actual examination stage, issues such as trademark similarity will be examined. If the requirements are not met, the application will be rejected. If the requirements are met, it will enter the preliminary review announcement.

But no matter what, don’t take it lightly after getting the acceptance notice. Although it can be used, don't invest too much, because the trademark is still unregistered at this time, and there are certain risks.