Trademarks protect trademark registrants by ensuring that they have the exclusive right to identify the source of goods or services, or to license others to use them for remuneration. So: Can registering a trademark protect all products? What is the business scope of Class 43 trademark transfer? The following will give you the answer:
Different products belong to different categories. Each registered trademark is specifically used for a certain product or service. The category corresponding to the registration protects the corresponding product. If you want to protect the registered products, you need to register and protect trademarks for different categories of corresponding products.
According to the International Nice Classification, it is divided into 45 categories, of which categories 1-34 are commodity trademarks, categories 35-45 are service trademarks, and the 45 categories cover all products and services in daily operations, totaling* **More than 10,000 products and services.
Do you know what is the business scope of Class 43 trademark transfer?
The business scope of Class 45 trademarks is clearly stipulated in the "Classification Table of Similar Goods and Services":
The business scope of Class 43 trademarks: catering and accommodation
4301 Providing catering and accommodation services 4302 Providing housing facilities services 4303 Nursing homes 4304 Childcare services 4305 Providing food and accommodation for animals 4306 Single service
However, in the trademark registration process, the key point is to identify the products corresponding to Distinguish the trademark categories and not omit the trademark categories that need to be protected. Only in this way can the trademarks be fully protected and avoid the "empty" protection of trademark rights, or the missing trademark categories from being registered by others.
The above table is only a simplified version of the outline, and the actual "Nice Classification" is much more than this. In the actual economy, an industry often spans as many as several trademark classifications. Even dozens. If the understanding is not detailed enough, the protection of trademark rights may be "empty".
If you want to query more trademark registration application information, you can search on Baidu and log in to the official website of the China Trademark Office, which is officially certified, and enter your own trademark in the "Goods/Services" or perform trademark services. Query.
What is the transfer process for Class 43 trademarks?
1. The buyer and the seller sign a "Trademark Transfer Contract" or "Trademark Transfer Agreement";
2. The trademark holder handles trademark notarization, which usually takes 3-5 working days. Complete within the deadline and obtain the "Trademark Declaration Notarization Certificate";
3. Submit the prepared materials and notarization certificate to the Trademark Office, and then pay the transfer fee (usually 500 yuan);
4 The Trademark Office will issue an acceptance notice in about 1-2 months and start the review;
5. The Trademark Office will publish an announcement about 5-8 months after acceptance and issue a "Certificate of Approval of Transfer of Registered Trademark" to both parties. .
The above is about the business scope of Class 43 trademark transfer. Do you know? Regarding the related content, everyone must pay attention to the fact that if the transferred trademark is not registered at all, or the registration is not renewed in time when it expires, or has been revoked in accordance with the law or is invalid, there is no legal exclusive right to use the trademark at all, and everyone has Opportunity to use the trademark or even have it registered by others, thereby hindering the ownership or use rights obtained from the trademark transaction. Hope the above method can help everyone. If you want to know more about other categories, please leave a message for consultation. Class 43 trademark transfer Trademark transfer process