1. The preliminary examination and announcement of a registered trademark does not mean that the trademark has been approved for registration, which means that the trademark applicant has not yet obtained the exclusive right to the trademark. Only if no one makes a proposal during the announcement period or the proposal is ruled invalid, The trademark will be approved for registration only after the Trademark Office publishes a registration announcement. Within three months from the date of announcement of a preliminary approved trademark, anyone who believes that the preliminary approved trademark violates the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law may file an objection with the Trademark Office. So is the preliminary examination announcement the same as the trademark registration announcement? The two announcements are at different times and represent different trademark rights status.

2. The preliminary trademark review announcement is made when the Trademark Office preliminarily approves the trademark registration after a substantive review. There is still a three-month objection period after the announcement. At this time, the trademark has not been fully registered because only After three months of objection announcement and no objection was raised, the trademark registration was completed.

3. The trademark registration announcement is made after the three-month opposition period ends. No one raises an objection, or someone raises an objection, but the other party’s objection reason is not supported by the Trademark Office, so the Trademark Office passes the original decision. The review of a trademark represents an announcement that the trademark has been successfully registered.

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