A facial mask is a kind of cosmetic that is applied to the face. Its principle is to apply a thick layer of dressings with different functions and ingredients on the face. After 10-20 minutes, it can achieve the effect of whitening and rejuvenating the skin. . Facial masks are popular among people mainly because people now attach great importance to their own appearance, as well as people's increasing age and irregular diet and rest. Facial skin can be repaired through the function of facial masks. There are also quite a few facial mask brands, so the competition is quite fierce. So the categories of facial mask trademarks are as follows.
The commonly used method is to query what you want to know through the Bajie Intellectual Property Trademark Encyclopedia. The category of the facial mask trademark is in Category 3-0306-Cosmetics (excluding animal cosmetics)- Beauty Mask 030020. Because facial mask brands are now springing up like mushrooms after a rain, opportunities will also be seen along with competition.
However, during the registration process of facial mask trademark, can the trademark be used in advance without approval? Many people have this question mainly because the trademark registration in my country takes a long time to complete, which takes about a year. Moreover, if the trademark encounters various rejections or objections during the registration period, it may be extended indefinitely. The registration time, or even if the defense is not successful, the trademark may not be approved.
Assuming that the trademark is being registered and started to be used, this is actually possible, because there is no express provision that unregistered and approved trademarks cannot be used in the market, but such use is actually risky. After all, the registered trademark mark is TM, and such a trademark is actually not within the scope of legal protection. It is difficult to escape from problems such as trademark infringement.
The most important thing is that if the trademark registration is not approved and the company has already used it in the market and promoted it, all the previous work done for this trademark will be in vain. It takes a lot of time, energy and money.
To sum up, registered trademarks can be used in advance without approval, but there are certain risks. Each has its own pros and cons, and you have to take into account your own trademark situation. If the trademark can be successfully approved, using it in advance means promoting it first and thus buying time. However, if it is not approved, the trademark is not protected by law and can easily be registered, which is one of the risks.