Registering a U.S. Trademark Procedure 1 Application—PTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) is responsible for federal trademark registration. After receiving a registration application, the PTO will conduct a formal review to determine whether it meets the basic requirements for trademark registration. If it is met, the PTO will issue the date and issue a notification letter to the applicant two months after submitting the application. If the requirements are not met, all materials including the application fee will be returned to the applicant. 2 Review - Four months after submitting the application, the PTO examiner will be responsible for reviewing and deciding whether the trademark can be registered. If not, the examiner will send a letter stating the reason for return or the changes that need to be made. Applicants must respond within six months of receipt of the letter, otherwise the application will be terminated. If the applicant's response is untenable, the examiner will issue a final rejection. Applicants may appeal to the Trademark Examination and Appeal Board. 3. Objection - If it is not rejected or the applicant’s reply is justified, the trademark will be printed on the trademark announcement. The PTO will send a notice to the applicant informing the applicant of the announcement date. The next 30 days are the objection period. 4. Certification - If the application is based on the prior actual use of the trademark and no objection is raised, the PTO will issue a registration certificate 12 weeks after the announcement. If the trademark registration application is based on the applicant's statement that he will use the trademark in good faith, the PTO will issue a notification after 12 weeks. Within 6 months, the applicant can (1) use the trademark and submit a statement of use, or (2) apply for a 6-month extension. This period can only be extended if specifically noted. After the declaration of use is submitted and approved, the PTO will issue a registration certificate. 5. Limitation of validity - registration is valid for ten years. However, the applicant needs to provide an oath indicating the continued existence of the application between the fifth and sixth years. Things to note: What is the procedure for applying to register a U.S. trademark? (1) The applicant chooses his or her own trademark design; (2) Searches for currently registered and currently unregistered but in use trademarks; (3) If the same or similar trademark is found, the trademark must be redesigned; (4) Create the condition that the trademark is "in use"; (5) Prepare materials for applying for trademark registration (including trademark drawing and trademark sample sampling); (6) Apply for registered trademark; (7) The United States Patent and Trademark Office will review, approve and announce your trademark trademark until final approval. However, if the USPTO or other companies object to your trademark, the applicant must explain to the USPTO how the applied trademark is different from the existing trademark. If it is unsuccessful, you will have to design a new trademark and start the application for a new trademark again. Materials required for U.S. trademark registration 1. Applicant’s ID card, business license (Chinese and English name and address) 2. Goods or services (adopting the Nice Agreement on the International Classification of Goods and Services for Trademark Registration) 3. Trademark pattern: clear trademark pattern , electronic version of the LOGO (JPG format). Note: If the trademark is in color, please specify the color, and the designated color will be used in the future; if the trademark is in black and white, any color can be used in the future. 4. Fill out a "Power of Attorney for Registered U.S. Trademark" Word trademark and a category of goods or services. 5. How can the domestic trademark registration certificate, the date of earliest use in the United States and evidence notes satisfy the application conditions of "in use" and be able to apply for registration of a US trademark and be able to put it on the registered trademark? For trademarks, you must prove that the trademark you want to register is “in use” in the United States, that is, you are using your trademark to promote your products or services in the United States. How can you meet this demanding condition? A more convenient and effective method? , is to register and run a website with the URL "your trademark text (English).com". In this way, you have evidence to prove that the trademark you want to register has been used in the United States. Register and run a website with your trademark (English). The same website may have unexpected benefits.

First of all, if you find that your trademark (English) has been registered as a website address by others, you should redesign your trademark in time. This is because in this case, even if you successfully register your trademark, the owner of the website can still sue you for infringement of his trademark rights because he used the trademark before you. In addition, registering and running a website that is consistent with your registered trademark will virtually enhance the overall image of your registered trademark. In the era of electronic commerce, if a company (or a trademark) does not have its own website, it will easily arouse suspicion from others. Time required for U.S. trademark registration: 1. Official acceptance time: 3 weeks; 2. Based on use in the United States, 12-14 months to obtain the certificate; 3. Based on other bases: 15-18 months to obtain the certificate. The validity period of U.S. trademark registration is 1. 10 years, calculated from the date the trademark is registered. The trademark can be renewed during the extension period within 1 year before the expiration of the 10-year period or within 6 months after the expiration of the 10-year period. Each renewal period is also 10 years. The trademark owner provides corresponding qualification certificates, submits an application for renewal of the registered trademark, and pays the relevant fees to renew. 2. Different from other countries, when submitting a renewal application, the registered trademark owner still needs to submit a statement of use, stating that the trademark will continue to be used in commerce for designated goods/services, or stating that the registrant is not using the trademark. is based on other special reasons, and such non-use does not imply a waiver of the trademark. Otherwise, the USPTO will revoke the trademark registration. The U.S. trademark application registration process is relatively complicated. Chinese companies or individuals who are planning to apply for a trademark in the U.S. need to carefully check the trademark to be applied for, select goods/services that meet the specifications, and adopt a suitable submission basis before submitting the application. Only in this way can they be able to Avoid the issuance of review opinions during trademark review and ensure the smooth registration of trademarks; Chinese companies or individuals who have applied for a U.S. trademark or obtained a U.S. registered trademark need to pay attention and pay attention to the latest status of their trademarks in a timely manner to avoid trademarks being revoked due to negligence. Step: Log in to the seller's backend, enter "brand registry" in the search bar and press Enter to search. A series of search results will appear. Pull down to find the "List Your Products in the Amazon Brand Registry" link and click to enter: Step 2: Click to enter the List After entering the Your Products in the Amazon Brand Registry page, scroll down to the bottom of the page, find the "Amazon Brand Registry" link and click to enter the third step: After entering the Amazon Brand Registry page, find the "Apply to register your brand" link and click to enter the application information page. After filling in, click Continue to enter the second page of information filling page. After filling in the information completely and uploading the picture, click Submit to submit the application. After the application is submitted successfully, Amazon will prompt you as follows: You have successfully submitted a brand registration application. After the application is formally submitted, Amazon will generally respond to the seller in the form of a case in the background within 1-3 working days. Just pay attention to follow up and reply to Amazon in a timely manner.