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How to apply for a trademark

The specific process of trademark application is: 1. Trademark inquiry; 2. Trademark formal examination; 3. Trademark substantive examination; 4. Preliminary review announcement. Before filing an application for registration, the trademark registration applicant or his agent should check whether the trademark he is applying for is identical or similar to the trademark with prior rights. Trademark application is the process by which a natural person or business unit obtains exclusive rights to a trademark. Applicants need to submit a trademark application request to the State Trademark Administration. After formal review and substantive review, a trademark registration certificate can be issued. If a natural person, legal person or other organization needs to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark for the goods or services it produces, manufactures, processes, selects or distributes, it shall apply for trademark registration to the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce in accordance with the law. Foreigners or foreign enterprises must entrust a trademark agency to handle trademark registration matters in China, except for foreigners or foreign enterprises with habitual residence or business offices in China. If you entrust a trademark agency to handle trademark registration matters, you can consult the trademark agency for the documents that should be prepared and the procedures.

Article 22 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" An applicant for trademark registration shall fill in the product category and product name of the trademark in accordance with the prescribed product classification table, and submit an application for registration. A trademark registration applicant can apply to register the same trademark for multiple categories of goods through one application. Trademark registration applications and other relevant documents can be submitted in writing or in the form of data messages.

Trademark application materials

The main trademark application materials are: 1. If you apply for registration under a company name, you need to provide a copy of the business license, and add " Stamped with the official seal; 2. If applying for registration in an individual name, a copy of the personal ID card and a copy of the business license of the individual industrial and commercial household must be provided. The copy of the business license of the individual industrial and commercial household must be stamped with the official seal; 3. Provide the trademark text or pattern , if the color needs to be protected, a color drawing is also required; 4. Provide the goods/services to be registered, which can be based on the applicant's own goods or services; 5. Provide a trademark agency power of attorney with an official seal or signature.