How to defend a trademark for three years?

How an enterprise should defend a trademark for three years? Next, Enterprise Service Center will explain it to you from the following aspects.

(1) Methods of defense for trademark revocation

Currently, enterprises can defend trademark revocation in two ways, as follows: 1. Enterprises can provide their own trademarks to the Trademark Office Evidence of use or legitimate reasons for non-use; 2. Enterprises can entrust a trademark registration agency registered with the Trademark Office to handle the matter.

(2) Trademark withdrawal and defense materials

Generally speaking, enterprises need to prepare the following materials for trademark withdrawal and defense: 1. "On Providing Use of Registered Trademarks" issued by the Trademark Office "Notice of Evidence" and original envelope; 2. Trademark withdrawal defense (including reasons for defense); 3. Documents proving the applicant's subject qualifications (copy of business license or ID card); 4. Evidence of trademark use; 5. Responding trademark application number; 6. Letter of attorney (required if a trademark registration agency is entrusted to handle the matter)

Among them, if the applicant provides the Trademark Office with a legitimate reason for not using the trademark, according to the Trademark Law According to Article 67 of the Implementing Regulations, the following circumstances are legitimate reasons, including: force majeure, government policy restrictions, bankruptcy liquidation, and other legitimate reasons that cannot be attributed to the trademark registrant.

(3) Process and time of trademark revocation and defense defense

The process of trademark revocation and defense is generally as follows:

1. The applicant shall proceed based on the materials listed above. Preparation;

2. The applicant or trademark registration agency submits all materials to the Trademark Office, which usually takes 1-5 working days;

3. The Trademark Office accepts all materials, The time usually takes 1-3 months;

4. The Trademark Office conducts an official review, makes a ruling, and issues a decision letter, which usually takes 4-6 months.

In general, it usually takes 6-8 months to complete the entire process of trademark withdrawal and defense.

(4) Trademark revocation defense fee

Because the enterprise’s trademark revocation defense is passive participation after others actively filed an application for trademark revocation, so there is no need Pay official fees. Enterprises can provide relevant materials to the Trademark Office themselves to ensure that they can continue to effectively use the registered trademark. This method does not incur any fees; enterprises can also entrust a trademark agency to handle the matter. To adopt this method, you need to submit it to the trademark agency. Pay a certain amount of agency service fee. At present, the standard for trademark revocation and defense agency service fees in the industry is generally 2,000-3,000 yuan, which varies according to the popularity, influence and service quality of the trademark agency.