1. Definition of Trademark Registration
Trademark registration is a legal person or other organization that, in order to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark for its goods or services in production and business activities, submits the application to the national industrial and commercial administration in accordance with the law. The trademark registration application submitted by the Trademark Office of the State Administration of Industry and Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the Trademark Office) shall be strictly reviewed by the Trademark Office to determine whether to approve the trademark registration.
2. Trademark registration process
The process of applying for trademark registration is divided into two steps:
Step one: Trademark search. Provide professional inquiries based on the trademarks submitted by customers and the goods or services used by the trademarks. Based on the inquiry results, we will provide customers with feasibility analysis and suggestions for trademark registration to minimize the risk of trademark rejection.
Step 2: Apply for registration.
① Application stage: report to the Trademark Office on the same day and return to the Trademark Office to submit the list on the same day; ② Trademark Office review stage: formal review passed -> Trademark Office issues acceptance notice -> substantive review; ③ preliminary review announcement . Approval and registration stage: Substantive review passed -> Preliminary review announcement -> Objection period -> Registration approved.
Trademark registration time
1. The Trademark Office will issue an acceptance notice in about 3 months;
2. The Trademark Office will give review and approval within 10 months The trademark will be announced for preliminary review 3. The preliminary review announcement period is 3 months;
4. The entire time for trademark registration to be completed is about 16 months; 5. Except for trademarks that have passed the preliminary review announced by the Trademark Office within 9 months Except for the 3-month preliminary review announcement period, which is the legal period, other times are estimates. Due to special reasons in the Trademark Office’s review, the completion time of individual trademark registrations may be delayed.
3. Documents required for trademark registration
1. Name of legal person: copy of business license, clear trademark logo, application form, power of attorney.
2. Personal name: copy of ID card, copy of individual business license, clear trademark logo, application form, power of attorney.
IV. Trademark registration fee
The official trademark registration fee is 300 yuan, one category per standard. You can choose 10 projects for free for each category of registration, and there is an official fee of 300 yuan for each additional project. Yuan. Generally, when you find an agency, you will be charged an agency fee ranging from several hundred yuan