After registering a trademark, you do not need to pay an annual fee. There is no annual fee for a trademark, but it needs to be renewed once every ten years. There is a handling fee for renewal. There is no annual fee for trademarks. However, trademarks have regulations on renewal payment. According to relevant regulations, if a registered trademark has expired and needs to be continued to be used, the trademark registrant should go through the renewal procedures in accordance with the regulations within twelve months before the expiration. If it fails to do so in time, A six-month extension period will be granted, and corresponding trademark renewal fees will need to be paid. Trademark registration is a legal procedure for obtaining the exclusive right to use a trademark. Natural persons, legal persons or other organizations that need to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark for their goods or services during production and business activities should apply for trademark registration. A trademark that has been approved for registration is a registered trademark, and the trademark registrant enjoys exclusive rights to the trademark and is protected by law. The exclusive right to use a trademark is limited to the approved registered trademark and the approved goods or services for use. Registered trademarks include commodity trademarks, service marks, collective trademarks, and certification marks.

The trademark registration process is as follows:

1. The enterprise is required to provide a copy of the business license, a sample of the trademark and the main goods or services, and submit them to the Trademark Office;

2 , The formal review by the Trademark Office will take 7 to 15 working days to receive the notice of acceptance of the trademark registration application;

3. The substantive review by the Trademark Office will take about 5 to 8 months;

4. Trademark Announcement for 3 months;

5. Issue the trademark registration certificate and publish the trademark registration announcement;

6. The applicant receives the trademark registration certificate.

Legal Basis

"Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 39 The validity period of a registered trademark is ten years. Calculated from the date.

Article 40 If a registered trademark expires and needs to be continued to be used, the trademark registrant shall go through the renewal procedures in accordance with the regulations within twelve months before the expiration; if it cannot be done during this period, it may A six-month grace period was granted. Each renewal of registration is valid for ten years, starting from the day after the expiration of the previous term of validity of the trademark. If renewal procedures are not completed upon expiration, the registered trademark will be cancelled. The Trademark Office shall announce the renewal of registered trademarks.