1. Applicant qualifications: German law stipulates that anyone who wishes to distinguish his goods or services from those of others in commercial activities can apply to the German Patent Office to register a trademark. Federal law also stipulates that an applicant without a business office in Germany can only apply for trademark protection in Germany in accordance with the law if the country where it has a business office accepts a German trademark or service mark and treats it the same as a trademark in its own country.

2. Formal review: After the application is submitted, the examining officer will review the legality of the submitted application documents, trademark illustrations, power of attorney and other documents; if the regulations are met, the application date and application number will be awarded .

3. Substantive examination: Examine whether the trademark is registrable in accordance with the law, whether it is identical or similar to an already registered trademark, and whether it violates the prohibition provisions of the trademark law. For trademarks that fail to pass substantive examination, the examining officer will notify the applicant in writing and inform the applicant of the reasons for rejection. The applicant may submit a reexamination within the time limit from the date of receipt of the rejection notice. Otherwise, the application will be deemed abandoned, and the application date and application number will not be retained.

4. Trademark Notice: After review, if the examiner believes that the trademark application can be accepted, an announcement will be published on the German Official Trademark Notice. The objection period is three months from the date of announcement.

5. Registration approval: Trademarks that are found to be registrable after opposition, or trademarks that are announced as having no objections will be approved for registration and a registration certificate will be issued. The entire smooth application process (if there are no rejections, objections, etc.) takes about 4-6 months.

6. German trademark validity period: 10 years from the date of application. If you need to continue to use the trademark after the registration validity period expires, you should apply for renewal registration 6 months before the registration validity period. Each renewal registration is valid for 10 years. Year.