20 18 detailed process of trademark registration: stage 1: formal examination: after the applicant thinks of a good name and determines a suitable name with high success rate through agency search, the applicant pays the fee, generally submits the application to the trademark office within 3 days (the time of quality agency), and automatically issues the trademark registration number the next day. Notice of Acceptance of Trademark Registration Application will be issued about 2 months from the date of application (the date when the agency submits it to the Trademark Office). The second stage: the substantive examination will take 8-9 months (in most cases) from the date of application (the date when the agency submits it to the Trademark Office), pass the examination and pass the preliminary examination, and enter the announcement period; If not, a rejection notice will be issued. The third stage: the trademark preliminarily examined and approved during the announcement period will be announced in the trademark announcement about three months after the substantive examination. If there is no objection within this time period, a notice of trademark approval and registration shall be published in the Trademark Announcement, and the registration date shall be 3 months from the date of passing the preliminary examination. The fourth stage: printing and mailing is generally 45 days from the date of registration, which is the printing and mailing time of the Trademark Office. At this time, the trademark certificate will be in the hands of the agency, and the agency will inform the applicant.