The U.S. trademark registration process can be roughly divided into five stages: application submission, trademark review, review or rejection opinion (possible occurrence), application announcement, and registration.

(1) Application submission stage (2-5 days)

Prepare and submit all information required for the application, such as applicant’s Chinese and English information, trademark samples, products or Service name, evidence of usage (if any). A trademark application number will be issued after the application is submitted (2-3 working days).

(2) Trademark examination stage (5-8 months)

If the application meets the most basic formal requirements, the application will be assigned to an examiner, USPTO The examiner will examine the mark applied for registration to see whether it complies with the provisions of the law, whether it conflicts with a registered trademark, and decides whether it can be registered.

(3) Examination opinion stage (possible occurrence)

If registration cannot be achieved, the examiner will send a letter to the applicant explaining the specific technical or procedural problems that have arisen. The applicant must Respond within 6 months after receiving the letter, otherwise the application will be considered abandoned.

(4) Trademark announcement stage (30 days)

If the examiner has no objections to the trademark applied for registration or the applicant successfully defends the trademark, the trademark will be published in the USPTO's trademark announcement (once a week). The announcement period is 30 days, and any third party may raise objections or request an extension of the time for raising objections.

(5) Registration stage

During the trademark announcement period, if no objections are received, the Trademark Office will approve the registration.

For trademarks that are intended to be used, there is also a stage of submitting evidence of use. The time required from submitting the application to registering the general *** is 8-12 months if there are no objections.

A U.S. trademark is valid for 10 years. If you want to continue to use it after the expiration, you must apply for renewal within 6 months before expiration. The validity period of one renewal is 10 years, and there is no limit to the number of renewals.