It is also a good choice for a catering company to register a trademark, but how does a catering company apply for a registered trademark now? The editor has brought you relevant knowledge about the trademark registration process, which may be what you need. of.

How to check whether a trademark is registered online

1. The trademark query method is relatively complicated. Today we will introduce the basic steps of online query. At the same time, we can also entrust the query through a trademark office.

2. First, we enter the China Trademark Network. The official provides four services: trademark similarity query, trademark comprehensive query, trademark status query, and error information feedback.

3. We click to enter the comprehensive trademark query: users can query relevant information about a certain trademark by trademark number, trademark, applicant name, etc.

4. It provides 5 query methods: international classification number, registration number, trademark name, applicant name (Chinese and English). For querying whether to register, we only need to use? Product name? Just come.

5. Let's search for "Baidu" as an example. Enter Baidu in the trademark name and click Query

6. If there are results in the query, it means that the trademark has been registered. Then you can only change a trademark

7. If the query is found? Sorry! No results were found?, then congratulations, the trademark has not been registered yet, hurry up and register it

Trademark Registration steps

1. Registration preparation: Choose the registration method: one is to apply for registration at the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce; the other is to entrust an experienced trademark agency to organize agency services. Before registration, it is best to find a more authoritative query company to conduct pre-registration queries to reduce the risks of trademark registration and improve the certainty of trademark registration.

2. Prepare information, including trademark drawings, apply for a copy of the people's ID card and the company's "Business License" and submit the copies; a trademark registration application form with the official seal of the unit.

3. Start application

4. Submit an application according to the classification of goods and services. When applying for registration, the category of goods or services for which the trademark is used should be determined according to the classification of the goods and services classification table; if the same applicant uses the same trademark on different categories of goods, he should file a registration application according to different categories.

5. The application date is determined based on the date when the Trademark Office receives the application. Next are the three procedures of trademark review, preliminary review announcement, and registration announcement.

6. Receive the trademark registration certificate.

What are the suggestions for trademark design?

1. Choose a good English name

In fact, choosing a name composed of English letters is the first step for enterprises to take. Internationalization is necessary for conducting cross-border operations. This is because of the international development of enterprises, and corporate logos and standard words are easily recognized, accepted, and pronounced by as many people as possible around the world. That is, people from any region, skin color, race, and culture can recognize it.

Since English letters and Arabic numerals are symbols recognized by intellectuals of different nationalities, cultures, and skin colors around the world, corporate logos and standard words using English letters as elements must be universally applicable and universal. Passage. Except for English letters, marks composed of any other elements have strong regional and national characteristics, which increases the difficulty of dissemination and makes it difficult to become famous all over the world.

Japan’s Sony, Panasonic, Honda, Toyota, Germany’s Siemens, and Sweden’s Ericsson all use non-native English letters As company name and brand name.

2. Separate registration for local (native culture and language) and English

United registration is a strict saving, but separate registration brings huge flexibility. Among well-known brands in various countries, it is very rare for Heyi to be registered.

3. Trademark uniqueness is very important

The logo composed of trademark elements is generally a word, which does not exist before you use it.

In trademark examination, this issue is called "distinctiveness", that is, uniqueness. This is what confuses many Chinese people. They all like to choose words that everyone knows, such as "Lenovo", "China", "Great Wall", etc. In fact, these are bad trademark concepts.

The connotation and amount of information contained in the word "corporate trademark" should be all about the company.

When the public's sight and hearing come into contact with this logo, all the information reflected in their minds is information about this enterprise, and there will never be any other miscellaneous information that interferes with the company's information dissemination. On the contrary, if this word is existing and originally meaningful, then when the public comes into contact with this word, the information reflected in this word will be confusing, which will affect the accurate and clear communication of corporate information to the outside world.

Benefits of trademark registration

1. It is easier for consumers to recognize the brand and shop.

2. The trademark registrant has the exclusive right to use the trademark and is protected by law.

3. Through trademark registration, you can create a brand and occupy the market first.

4. A trademark is an intangible asset and its value can be evaluated.

5. Trademarks can be transferred, licensed to others, or pledged to realize their value.

6. Trademark is also a necessary condition for quality inspection, health inspection, bar code, etc.

7. Local industrial and commercial bureaus at all levels supervise the quality of goods and services through trademark management

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