According to the provisions of Article 50 of the Trademark Law, if a registered trademark is revoked, declared invalid or the expired term is not updated, the Trademark Office shall declare invalid or revoke it within one year from the date of cancellation, instead of passing Trademarks that are identical or similar to the trademark applied for registration.

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This plays an important role in the actual operation of trademark registration applications. We know that if an applicant for trademark registration conflicts with the original registered trademark, the Trademark Office will not accept the application. However, if a previously registered trademark is revoked, declared invalid, or expires without renewal, you may reapply for registration.

Therefore, in general, when applying for trademark registration, even if the application is rejected, you must continue to pay attention to the situation of the registered trademark, including its period of exclusive rights and trademark disputes. Therefore, when applying for new registration opportunities, it is not better to apply for registration as early as possible. If the application is submitted too early and the buffer time does not exceed the Trademark Office’s substantive review, the Trademark Office will still refuse to approve the trademark because it is the same or similar trademark, has been revoked, declared invalid or not renewed.