We all know that after many domestic enterprises apply for trademarks, for various reasons, trademarks will be idle. This is a typical waste of resources, so many enterprises will transfer their trademarks in order to revitalize their assets. The problems faced by domestic trademarks will also appear in international trademarks, and many enterprises that have applied for international trademarks also want to transfer their trademarks when they are idle. However, because international trademarks are much stricter than domestic applications and their management will be different, enterprises that want to transfer trademarks will have many questions. For example, whether international trademarks can be transferred, whether there is a specific international trademark exchange for international trademark transfer, and so on.
First of all, international trademarks are transferable just like domestic ones, and the procedures required for how to transfer international trademarks are clearly stipulated. Next, let's take a look at what conditions international trademark transfer needs to meet. First of all, the identities and business offices of trademark buyers and sellers are true and effective. Secondly, if there is more than one trademark in the hands of the transferee, and these trademarks are the same or similar goods and services, then when you transfer the trademark, you should transfer the similar ones together. If you don't transfer them together, it means that your transfer of the trademark this time is invalid. The transfer forms of international trademarks are similar to those of domestic ones. Generally, there are three forms, namely, contract transfer, subsequent transfer and transfer due to administrative orders. If you meet all the above conditions, then you must submit an application for transfer. One month after you submit your application for transfer, the Trademark Office will send the Notice of Acceptance to the transferee by mail according to the address filled in the application. If your transfer application does not meet the standards, the Trademark Office will inform you what materials need to be supplemented or where it needs to be corrected. After the application is approved, the Trademark Office will give you a transfer certificate, just like the domestic transfer of trademarks, and ask you to make an announcement with the transfer certificate. The category of the application shall be filled in according to the international classification approved by the Trademark Registration Certificate.
The above is the answer to the question of whether international trademarks can be transferred. For more information about international trademark registration and transfer, please consult.