Where an applicant applies for the registration of the same trademark in other member countries of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property within 6 months after filing an application for trademark registration in China and claims the priority, he shall file an application with the Trademark Office for providing a certificate of priority.
Second, the way to deal with it.
There are two ways to apply for priority documents:
(1) Entrust a nationally recognized trademark agency to handle it.
(2) The applicant goes directly to the trademark registration hall of the Trademark Office.
Third, the processing steps
(1) Where a trademark agency is entrusted, the applicant may voluntarily choose a trademark agency recognized by the state to handle it. All trademark agencies registered in the Trademark Office are published in the column of "Agencies".
(2) If the applicant goes directly to the trademark registration hall of the Trademark Office, he can go through the following steps:
Prepare the application → submit the application in the acceptance window of the trademark registration hall → enter the receipt barcode in the coding window → pay the application fee in the payment window.
IV. Preparation of application documents
(1) the application documents to be provided
1. Apply for the priority certificate;
2. Go directly to the trademark registration hall and submit a copy of the applicant's business license with the official seal of the unit and a copy of the agent's ID card; Where a trademark agency is entrusted, a power of attorney for trademark agency shall be submitted.
(2) Specific requirements
1. The application should be typed or printed.
2. The applicant shall affix his seal on the application for providing the certificate of priority.
Verb (short for verb) to pay for something.
A fee of 100 yuan shall be paid for each priority application.
Where a trademark agency is entrusted, the applicant shall pay the application fee and agency fee to the trademark agency, and the application fee charged by the Trademark Office shall be deducted from the advance payment of the trademark agency.
Intransitive verbs get priority certificates.
If the application documents are complete and the application procedures meet the requirements, the Trademark Office will mail the applicant a certificate of priority.
If entrusted to a trademark agency, the Trademark Office will mail the priority certificate to the trademark agency.
Seven, matters needing attention
1. The address, postal code and telephone number filled in by the applicant should be detailed and accurate for easy contact.
2. The original application materials such as trademarks, categories of goods or services and designated goods or services provided by the applicant shall be accurate.
3. Go directly to the trademark registration hall. Generally, the Trademark Office will notify the applicant to receive the Certificate of Priority according to the contact address filled in the application form within 2 weeks after the applicant submits the application; If entrusted to a trademark agency, the Trademark Office will mail the priority certificate to the trademark agency.
Eight. Special statement
(1) The above contents are not official documents issued by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce or the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. So all the contents are instructive and not legally binding.
(2) The above contents were revised in February 2007. If there is any change in the future, or it is inconsistent with the requirements of the receptionist in the trademark registration hall, the requirements of the receptionist shall prevail.
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