In an era of continuous growth of enterprises, how should enterprises distinguish the products or services they provide from those provided by other enterprises and let people know the source of the goods or services? The emergence of trademarks solves this problem very well. People register trademarks consisting of words and graphics to obtain trademark rights for products to protect their rights. Inevitably, with trademark registration, there will be trademark transfer. Now, let’s talk about some knowledge about trademark transfer.

According to the provisions of the Trademark Law, registered trademarks are transferable. Transferring a trademark requires the transferor and transferee to sign a transfer agreement and file an application with the Trademark Office at the same time. The transferee shall ensure the quality of the goods using the registered trademark. It also stipulates the time for trademark transfer, so how long does it take for trademark transfer? Trademark transfer usually takes about 6-8 months.

Trademark transfer is divided into direct purchase of trademarks and purchase of trademark use rights. Generally speaking, what we understand as trademark transfer is the direct purchase of a trademark. On some trademark websites, we can always see the slogan "Trademark transfer, purchase and use immediately", but the whole process from trademark application to completion of transfer takes 6-8 months, so you cannot buy it immediately and use it. of! In fact, although a trademark cannot be transferred to the buyer immediately after purchasing it, as long as the buyer and seller sign a contract, the trademark holder goes to the local trademark office notary office for trademark notarization, and issues an exclusive trademark authorization, the trademark buyer can use the trademark, so trademark transfer is You can use it immediately after purchasing it.

The time from the State Trademark Office receiving the transfer application documents to issuing the transfer acceptance notice is 1-2 months; the State Trademark Office will take 4-6 months from the date of receiving the transfer acceptance notice. The trademark proposed for transfer will be reviewed; after approval, an approval announcement will be issued and a "Certificate for Approval of Transfer of Registered Trademark" will be issued. Legal basis: Article 42 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" When transferring a registered trademark, the transferor and the transferee shall sign a transfer agreement and file an application with the Trademark Office at the same time. The transferee shall ensure the quality of the goods using the registered trademark. When transferring a registered trademark, the trademark registrant shall transfer all similar trademarks registered on the same goods, or identical or similar trademarks registered on similar goods.

The trademark transfer process includes: application → acceptance → review → announcement → issuance of transfer certificate.

The time from the National Trademark Office receiving the transfer application documents to issuing the transfer acceptance notice is 1-2 months;

4-6 months from the receipt of the transfer acceptance notice Within three months, the State Trademark Office will review the trademark proposed for transfer;

After passing the review, an approval announcement will be published and a "Certificate of Approval of Transfer of Registered Trademark" will be issued.