There are actually many categories of peanut products. Peanut itself is a kind of nut snack, and after being made into various products, the effects are also different. They mainly include peanut oil, peanut butter, peanut beans, and peanuts. Sugar etc. Regarding the category of peanut product trademarks, what category should be chosen?
By searching in the Bajie Intellectual Property Trademark Encyclopedia, we can know that the category of the peanut product trademark is Class 30-3004-Candy, Nantang, Sugar-Peanut Candy 300139; Class 29-2904 - Pickled and dried fruits and preparations - Peanut butter 290007; 2911 - Processed nuts - Processed peanuts 290118.
As for the form of trademark registration in Changsha, if it is a combined trademark, usually experienced personnel will suggest that it is safer to register it separately. Although combined trademarks are in the form of combination, it is more flexible to register them separately and then combine them. When multiple elements such as text, graphics, letters, etc. are registered together, it is called a combination trademark. Once registered, a combination trademark cannot be modified, nor can it be split or repositioned during use.
When applying for a combination trademark, the registration risk will increase. The risk of applying for a combination of trademarks is greater than that of a separate application, because all elements of the combination trademark will be reviewed separately during review. If one element is the same or similar, The entire trademark will be rejected, but there is no relationship between the trademarks applied for separately. If they can be registered, they will be successfully registered, and the rejection of identical or similar trademarks will have no impact.
Furthermore, combined trademarks are inconvenient to use. They must be used in combination. The positions are fixed and arranged in the order in which they were registered at the time. With so many elements used together, it may appear to be inconsistent with certain products. Complex and difficult for consumers to remember and spread. On the contrary, trademarks applied for separately are relatively flexible in use and can be used alone or in combination.
When reviewing a combination trademark, all elements must be applied separately, so the review time will be longer. Reviewing a combination trademark is equivalent to reviewing several separate trademarks, and the time is also for separate trademarks. several times.
On the surface, a combined trademark only requires one fee, while a trademark applied for separately requires several fees. However, in actual use, a combined trademark costs more. If the trademark is similar and is rejected, There is an application fee for modifying and re-applying. If the enterprise only needs to use one of the elements later, it will also incur fees for separate applications. Therefore, the cost of combined trademarks is actually higher than that of separate registrations.
The last point is legal rights protection. If someone uses a certain part of the combined trademark, the court may not necessarily determine it as an infringement. However, each of the separately registered trademarks is distinctive. Once infringement is encountered, , making it easier to safeguard rights.
Therefore, very few people will do this when registering a combined trademark. Unless it has really been decided and will not change in the future, you can still register a combined trademark. In other cases, you should register it separately. To be more secure.