Trademarks are divided into online and offline. Trademark registration can be applied directly online or offline using paper documents.

Trademark registration application procedure

1. Registration preparation

Select the registration method. One registration method is to apply for registration at the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce; Another way to register is to entrust the agency services of an experienced trademark agency organization.

2. Prepare materials

Prepare 5 trademark drawings (for color trademarks of specified colors, 5 colored drawings and 1 black and white ink drawing should be submitted), the length and width should not be greater than 10 centimeters, no less than 5 centimeters; if the application is made by an individual, the ID card must be presented and a copy plus a copy of the individual business license must be presented; if the application is by an enterprise, a copy of the company's "Business License" must be presented and a copy must be submitted; it must be stamped with the official seal of the unit Trademark registration application form.

3. Start applying

4. Submit an application according to the classification of goods and services

Goods and services are divided into 45 categories, including 34 categories of goods. , 11 categories of service items. When applying for registration, the category of goods or services for which the trademark is used should be determined according to the classification of the goods and services classification table; if the same applicant uses the same trademark on different categories of goods, he should file registration applications according to different categories.

5. Determination of the filing date

This is the most important point: Since China’s trademark registration adopts the first-to-file principle, once you have a dispute over trademark rights with other companies, the filing date will be determined. Prior companies will be protected by law. Therefore, it is very important to establish the filing date. The filing date shall be the date when the Trademark Office receives the application.

The next step is the three procedures of trademark review, preliminary review announcement, and registration announcement. It should be emphasized that a trademark that has passed the preliminary review by the Trademark Office can be registered only if no one raises objections three months after the announcement. The trademark is protected by law. The validity period of a registered trademark is ten years, calculated from the date of approval of registration. If the validity period expires and you need to continue to use it, you can apply for trademark renewal registration.

6. Receive the trademark registration certificate

After the trademark is registered, the Trademark Office issues a certificate to the registrant. If it is through an agency organization, the agent will send the "Trademark Registration Certificate" to the registrant;

If the registration is processed directly, the registrant should arrive at the Trademark Registration Certificate within three months after receiving the "Notice of Collecting the Trademark Registration Certificate" When collecting the trademark registration certificate from the Trademark Office, you should also bring: a letter of introduction for obtaining the trademark registration certificate, the identity card and copy of the recipient, an original copy of the business license, a notice for receiving the trademark registration certificate, and a change in the name of the trademark registrant must be attached with the change issued by the industrial and commercial department prove.

Extended information

The following signs shall not be registered as trademarks:

1. Only the common name, graphics and model of the product;

< p>2. Only directly express the quality, main raw materials, functions, uses, weight, quantity and other characteristics of the goods;

3. Other lack of distinctive features. If the signs listed in the preceding paragraph acquire distinctive features through use and are easy to identify, they may be registered as trademarks.

4. Copying, imitating or translating other people’s well-known trademarks is prohibited: If a trademark applied for registration for the same or similar goods is a copy, imitated or translated other person’s well-known trademark that has not been registered in China, and is likely to cause confusion, Registration is not allowed and use is prohibited.

If the trademark applied for registration for different or dissimilar goods is a copy, imitation or translation of a well-known trademark that has been registered in China by others, misleading the public, and causing the interests of the registrant of the well-known trademark to be potentially harmed, Registration is not allowed and use is prohibited.

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