The collective trademark transfer process is: application, acceptance, review, approval of transfer, announcement, etc. If the trademark transfer has been announced, the party accepting the transfer of the exclusive rights to the registered trademark shall enjoy the exclusive rights to the trademark from the date of announcement.

Legal Basis

Article 31 of the "Regulations on the Implementation of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"

Where a registered trademark is transferred, the transferor and the transferee shall The transferor shall submit an application for transfer of a registered trademark to the Trademark Office. The application procedures for transferring a registered trademark shall be handled by the transferor and the transferee at the same time. If the Trademark Office approves the application for transfer of a registered trademark, it will issue a corresponding certificate to the transferee and make an announcement.

Article 32

If the exclusive right to a registered trademark is transferred due to inheritance or other reasons other than transfer, the party accepting the exclusive right to the registered trademark shall present relevant certification documents or The legal documents must be submitted to the Trademark Office to handle the transfer procedures for the exclusive right to register a trademark.

When the exclusive right to a registered trademark is transferred, the same or similar trademarks registered by the holder of the exclusive right to the registered trademark on the same or similar goods shall be transferred together; if they are not transferred together, the trademark shall be transferred. The Trademark Office shall notify the applicant to make corrections within a time limit; if the applicant fails to make corrections within the time limit, the application for transfer of the registered trademark shall be deemed to have been abandoned, and the Trademark Office shall notify the applicant in writing.

If the trademark transfer application is approved, it will be announced. The party that accepts the transfer of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark shall enjoy the exclusive right to use the trademark from the date of announcement.