Individuals can register trademarks, but they need to provide a self-employed business license, and the individual needs to be the operator of the self-employed business. It is recommended to apply through an agency. Although the fee will be more expensive, it is worry-free. The agency will make professional judgments on trademark inquiries and reduce the risk of application. my country's Trademark Law stipulates that individuals with a self-employment license can register a trademark. To register a trademark, a copy of the self-employment license and a copy of the individual's ID card are required. Trademark application process: Trademark registration is generally divided into two types: individual and company applications. Documents required for personal application:
1. Copy of ID card (signature required);
2. Copy of self-employed license;
3. Application for trademark registration
4. If the entrusting agency needs to provide a power of attorney. Documents required for company application: 1. A copy of the business license (seal required) 2. Application for trademark registration; 3. A power of attorney if an agency is entrusted. The overall process takes about 14-16 months, including acceptance notice (about 1-2 months), substantive examination (9 months), announcement (3 months), and certification (about 2 months) ). Trademark registration process: 1. A trademark registration acceptance notice will be issued in 2-3 months: From the date of trademark registration application, 2-3 months later, if there are no problems with the submitted trademark registration application documents, the official will issue a " "Notice of Acceptance of Trademark Registration Application"; 2. Make a substantive review decision within 9 months: From the date of trademark registration application, within 9 months (usually around 9 months), the official will make a decision on the applied trademark The substantive review determines that if there is no violation of the prohibition on use or registration of a trademark stipulated in Articles 10 and 11 of the Trademark Law, and there is no prior similar trademark, the applied trademark will enter the preliminary review and announcement stage; 3 , If no one files an objection within 3 months, the application for trademark registration is successful: Within 3 months of the preliminary approval announcement period (the 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th of each month are the trademark preliminary approval announcement days), if no one files an objection to the trademark, , the trademark will be successfully registered after the preliminary review and announcement period, and the Trademark Office will issue a "Trademark Registration Certificate". Generally, you need to find a trademark agent to register a trademark, so the cost of trademark registration includes two parts. The first part is the official fee of 300 yuan charged by the official, and the other part is the handling fee charged by the agent, which generally ranges from 500-2000. The official fee is RMB 300 per category (only 10 goods/services can be selected). If a trademark exceeds 10 goods/services in a category, an official fee of RMB 30 will be added for each additional product/service. (Note: Trademark applications are subject to fees based on category)