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The process and fees for personal trademark application

Trademark registration process:

1. Trademark inquiry (within 2 days): Trademark inquiry means that the trademark registration applicant or his agent conducts a search for the applied trademark before filing an application for registration. Check whether it is identical or similar to a trademark with prior rights.

Two. Prepare application documents (within 3 days)

(1) Natural person application: Submit copies of ID cards and business licenses of individual industrial and commercial households, individual partnerships and other business entities.

(2) Enterprise application form: a copy of the enterprise business license and a copy of the business license signed by the issuing authority, a completed trademark registration application form, stamped with the official seal of the unit, and a personal signature.

(3) 10 copies of trademark drawings (for color trademarks with specified colors, 10 copies of color drawings and 1 copy of black and white ink draft should be submitted).

Three. Submit application (within 2 days): Once the documents are ready, apply for trademark registration to the Trademark Office.

Four. Formal examination (3-4 months): Formal examination refers to the trademark registration authority’s examination of the written documents of the trademark registration application and some formal requirements, such as whether there are any errors in the application form and power of attorney.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) substantive examination (about 12 months): substantive examination refers to the trademark registration agency’s search for information, analysis and comparison, and investigation to check whether the trademark registration application complies with the provisions of the Trademark Law. A series of activities to conduct research and decide to grant preliminary approval or reject the application.

Announcement on the preliminary review of intransitive verbs. (About 3 months) Trademark approval means that the trademark registration application has been reviewed and does not violate the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law. If it meets the requirements, the trademark registration will be allowed and announced in the Trademark Announcement. If no one raises objections to the preliminary approval of the trademark within three months from the date of the preliminary approval announcement, the trademark will be registered and a registration announcement will be issued at the same time.

Seven. Obtain the trademark registration certificate: Through an agent, the agent will send the trademark registration certificate to the trademark registrant. If the trademark is registered directly, the trademark registrant should go to the Trademark Office to obtain the "Trademark Registration Certificate" within three months after receiving the "Notice of Obtaining the Trademark Registration Certificate".

Explanation of trademark registration fees

1. Trademark Office fees: The Trademark Office charges a fee for trademark registration applications, and the official fee of the Trademark Office is 600 yuan per category. (Trademarks are divided into 45 categories, and different categories include different products or services)

2. Trademark agency fees: Trademark agency fees are based on the official fees of the Trademark Office, plus some services Agency fees. Different agencies charge different fees because the service fee is determined by the trademark agency itself. (Meaning: 60? = the fee charged by the trademark agency)

3. Suggestion: If you don’t know the professional knowledge of trademarks and don’t know how to query, it would be better for you to find a trademark agency. The success rate of trademark registration will be higher, because the ultimate goal of your trademark registration is to successfully register the trademark and obtain the trademark registration certificate, so there is no need to save a little money, and registering a trademark is quite cheap.

4. Professional people do professional things. We are not professionals, so leave it to professionals.