The TM on a trademark that is not protected by law also has its own special meaning. In fact, the TM mark does not protect the trademark. It is different from R. TM means that the trademark has been applied for by the National Trademark Office. In addition, the National Trademark Office has also issued a "Notice of Acceptance" and entered the opposition period, which can prevent others from filing repeated applications and also indicates that existing trademark holders have priority to use. TM means the trademark symbol, that is, the words, graphics or symbols marked with TM are trademarks, but they are not necessarily registered (unregistered ones are not protected by law). TM is the abbreviation of English trademark. TM domain names represent trademarked domain names. There is no need to submit information when registering. Individual registration is allowed, but domain names with one or two letters or numbers are not allowed. Two-letter ISO3166 country codes are not allowed, and country names are also reserved.
According to the provisions of Article 28 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China, the Trademark Office shall, within nine months from the date of receipt of the trademark registration application documents, apply for trademark registration. After the review is completed, if it complies with the relevant provisions of this Law, a preliminary review and announcement will be made. Article 29 During the review process, if the Trademark Office believes that the content of the trademark registration application needs explanation or correction, it may require the applicant to make explanations or corrections. If the applicant fails to make explanations or corrections, it will not affect the Trademark Office’s examination decision. Article 30 If a trademark applied for registration does not comply with the relevant provisions of this Law or is identical or similar to a trademark already registered or preliminarily approved by others on the same or similar goods, the Trademark Office shall reject the application and shall not publish it. Article 31 If two or more trademark registration applicants apply for registration of identical or similar trademarks on the same or similar goods, the trademark that was applied for first will be initially reviewed and announced; if the application is made on the same day, , preliminarily examine and announce the previously used trademark, reject the application of others, and will not publish it.
In summary, have your questions been answered?
Legal basis
Article 28 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" For a trademark applied for registration, the Trademark Office shall start from the date of receipt of the trademark registration application documents. If the review is completed within nine months and meets the relevant provisions of this Law, a preliminary review and announcement will be made.
Article 29 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" During the review process, if the Trademark Office believes that the contents of the trademark registration application need to be explained or amended, it may require the applicant to make explanations or amendments. . If the applicant fails to make explanations or corrections, it will not affect the Trademark Office’s examination decision.
Article 30 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" applies for registration of a trademark that does not comply with the relevant provisions of this law or has been registered or preliminarily registered with others on the same or similar goods. If the approved trademarks are identical or similar, the Trademark Office will reject the application and will not publish it.
Article 31 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" Two or more applicants for trademark registration shall use the same or similar trademarks on the same goods or similar goods. If you apply for registration, the trademark that was applied for first will be preliminarily reviewed and announced; if you apply on the same day, the trademark that was previously used will be preliminarily reviewed and announced, and other people's applications will be rejected and will not be announced.