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How long is the trademark registration time?
it takes one year to register a trademark.

the trademark office shall, within nine months from the date of receipt of the application documents for trademark registration, complete the examination of the trademark applied for registration, and if it meets the relevant laws and regulations, make a preliminary examination and approval announcement.

within three months from the date of the announcement of the preliminary examination and approval, if the prior obligee or interested party thinks that it violates the relevant laws and regulations, or anyone thinks that it violates the relevant laws and regulations, they may raise an objection to the Trademark Office.

if there is no objection at the expiration of the announcement period, the registration shall be approved, a trademark registration certificate shall be issued, and an announcement shall be made.

if a trademark applied for registration does not conform to the relevant provisions or is identical with or similar to a trademark that has been registered or preliminarily approved by others on the same or similar goods, the Trademark Office will reject the application and will not announce it.

where two or more applicants for trademark registration apply for registration with the same or similar trademarks on the same commodity or similar commodities, the trademark that applied earlier shall be preliminarily examined and announced; If the application is made on the same day, the earlier trademark shall be preliminarily examined and announced, and the application of others shall be rejected without announcement.

applying for trademark registration shall not damage the existing prior rights of others, nor shall it preempt the registration of trademarks that others have used and have certain influence by unfair means.

the trademark office shall notify the applicant for trademark registration in writing of the trademark whose application is rejected and not announced. If the applicant for trademark registration is not satisfied, he may apply to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board for reexamination within 15 days from the date of receiving the notice. The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board shall make a decision within nine months from the date of receiving the application and notify the applicant in writing. There are special circumstances that need to be extended, which can be extended for three months with the approval of the administrative department for industry and commerce of the State Council. If a party refuses to accept the decision of the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board, he may bring a suit in a people's court within 3 days from the date of receiving the notice.

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Legal basis: Article 35 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China

If an objection is raised to a trademark announced after preliminary examination and approval, the Trademark Office shall listen to the facts and reasons stated by the objector and the objector, and after investigation and verification, make a decision on whether to approve the registration within 12 months from the date of expiration of the announcement, and notify the objector and the objector in writing. There are special circumstances that need to be extended, which can be extended for six months with the approval of the administrative department for industry and commerce of the State Council.