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What are the required procedures for applying for trademark registration in the Philippines?

1. Trademark search: Before applying for registration of a Philippine trademark, it is necessary to conduct a Philippine trademark similarity and similarity search to increase the success rate of Philippine trademark registration;

2. Submit an application: by applying The person expresses the trademark application request to the Philippine Intellectual Property Office and submits the Philippine trademark application form and the documents required for the Philippine trademark registration application;

3. Formal review: After the Philippine Intellectual Property Office receives the trademark application request, The examiner will examine whether the submitted application and application documents comply with the specifications and are complete;

4. Substantive examination: After formal examination and confirmation, the Philippine Intellectual Property Office will dispatch An examiner is responsible for examining whether a trademark application is registrable and whether it violates the prohibition regulations of the Philippine Trademark Law;

5. Rejection review: If after substantive examination, the examiner believes that the trademark cannot be registered, the application will be Reject the trademark application and inform the applicant of the reason for rejection by mailing a letter. After receiving the rejection notice, the applicant can apply to the Philippine Trademark Review and Adjudication Board for trademark review;

6. Publish an announcement: If after substantive examination, the examining officer believes that the trademark registration application can be accepted, or if the trademark review application is successful after the application is rejected, an announcement will be published in the Philippine official trademark journal;

7. Objection ruling: Announcement During this period, if someone files an objection against the announced trademark, the application for trademark registration will not be approved, and the applicant must respond to the objection. Once the applicant fails to respond or fails to respond, the trademark application will be cancelled;

8. Approval and issuance of certificate: After the announcement, the objection is ruled untenable, or no one raises an objection, the Philippine Intellectual Property Office will approve the registration of the trademark and issue a trademark registration certificate to the applicant.