1. Tangxia Trademark Registration Process

Tangxia Town is affiliated to Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, in accordance with Article 4 of the Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China (2013) If a natural person, legal person or other organization needs to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark for its goods or services during production and business activities, it shall apply for trademark registration with the Trademark Office. Article 2 The Trademark Office of the Industrial and Commercial Administration Department of the State Council is responsible for the registration and management of trademarks nationwide. The industrial and commercial administration department of the State Council has established a Trademark Review and Adjudication Committee to handle trademark disputes.

The Trademark Office here refers to the Trademark Office in Beijing. If it is not convenient to go to Beijing, you need to entrust a trademark agency in various places to handle registration.

Trademark registration process:

Trademark inquiry (within 2 days)→Application document preparation (within 3 days)→Submit application (within 2 days)→Pay trademark registration fee→Trademark form review (1 months) → issue a notice of trademark acceptance → trademark substantive examination (12 months) → trademark announcement (3 months) → issue a trademark certificate

The process is based on legal regulations:

Chapter 2 Application for Trademark Registration

Article 22 The applicant for trademark registration shall fill in the product category and product name of the trademark in accordance with the prescribed product classification table, and submit an application for registration.

Trademark registration applicants can apply to register the same trademark for multiple categories of goods through one application.

Trademark registration applications and other relevant documents can be submitted in writing or by data message.

Article 23 If a registered trademark needs to obtain the exclusive right to use the trademark on goods beyond the approved scope of use, a separate application for registration shall be submitted.

Article 24 If a registered trademark needs to change its sign, a new registration application must be submitted.

Article 25: A trademark registration applicant files another trademark registration application for the same goods with the same trademark in China within six months from the date when the trademark is first filed for trademark registration in a foreign country. , can enjoy priority in accordance with the agreement signed by the foreign country and China or the international treaty to which both countries are party, or in accordance with the principle of mutual recognition of priority.

If you claim priority in accordance with the preceding paragraph, you must submit a written statement when filing an application for trademark registration, and submit a copy of the first trademark registration application document within three months; if you fail to submit a written statement Or if a copy of the trademark registration application document is not submitted within the time limit, it will be deemed that priority has not been claimed.

Article 26 If a trademark is used for the first time on goods exhibited at an international exhibition sponsored or recognized by the Chinese government, the registration of the trademark shall be within six months from the date of exhibition of the goods. Applicants may enjoy priority.

Those who claim priority in accordance with the preceding paragraph shall submit a written statement when applying for trademark registration, and submit within three months the name of the exhibition where their goods are exhibited and the use of the said trademark on the goods on display. Evidence of the trademark, date of exhibition and other supporting documents; if no written statement is made or supporting documents are not submitted within the time limit, it will be deemed that priority has not been claimed.

Article 27 The matters reported and the materials provided for applying for trademark registration shall be true, accurate and complete.

Chapter 3 Review and Approval of Trademark Registration

Article 28 For a trademark applied for registration, the Trademark Office shall wait nine months from the date of receipt of the trademark registration application documents. If the internal review is completed and meets the relevant provisions of this Law, a preliminary approval announcement will be made.

Article 29 During the examination process, if the Trademark Office believes that the contents of the trademark registration application need 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 that has been registered or preliminarily approved by others on the same or similar goods, the Trademark Office shall The application is rejected and no announcement will be made.

Article 31: If two or more trademark registration applicants apply for registration of the same or similar trademarks on the same goods or similar goods, the first applicant shall be preliminarily reviewed and announced. If the application is made on the same day, the previously used trademark will be initially reviewed and announced, and other applications will be rejected and will not be announced.

Article 32: Application for trademark registration shall not damage the existing prior rights of others, nor shall unfair means be used to preemptively register a trademark that has been used by others and has certain influence.

Article 33: For a trademark that has been initially approved and announced, within three months from the date of announcement, the prior right owner or interested parties believe that it violates paragraph 2 and paragraph 2 of Article 13 of this Law. Paragraph 3, Article 15, Paragraph 1 of Article 16, Article 30, Article 31, and Article 32, or any person believes that Article 10 or Article 11 of this Law is violated , Article 12 provides that objections may be filed with the Trademark Office. If there is no objection at the expiration of the announcement period, the registration will be approved, a trademark registration certificate will be issued, and the announcement will be made.

Article 34 The Trademark Office shall notify the trademark registration applicant in writing for a trademark that rejects the application and refuses to be announced. If the trademark registration applicant is dissatisfied, he may apply to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board for review within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the notice. The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board shall make a decision within nine months from the date of receipt of the application and notify the applicant in writing. If there are special circumstances that require an extension, it can be extended for three months with the approval of the industrial and commercial administration department of the State Council. If the party concerned is dissatisfied with the decision of the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board, it may file a lawsuit with the People's Court within thirty days from the date of receipt of the notice.

Article 35: If an objection is raised against a trademark that has been initially approved and announced, the Trademark Office shall listen to the facts and reasons stated by the opponent and the person being opposed, and after investigation and verification, the Trademark Office shall, within 10 days from the expiration of the announcement period, A decision will be made within two months on whether to approve registration, and the opponent and the objected party will be notified in writing. If there are special circumstances that require an extension, it can be extended for six months with the approval of the industrial and commercial administration department of the State Council.

If the Trademark Office makes a decision to approve registration, it will issue a trademark registration certificate and make an announcement. If the opponent is dissatisfied, he may request the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board to declare the registered trademark invalid in accordance with the provisions of Articles 44 and 45 of this Law.

If the Trademark Office makes a decision not to register and the opponent is dissatisfied, he or she may apply to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board for review within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the notice. The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board shall make a review decision within twelve months from the date of receipt of the application, and notify the opponent and the opposed party in writing. If there are special circumstances that require an extension, it can be extended for six months with the approval of the industrial and commercial administration department of the State Council. If the opposed party is dissatisfied with the decision of the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board, it may file a lawsuit with the People's Court within thirty days from the date of receipt of the notice. The people's court shall notify the opponent to participate in the litigation as a third party.

In the process of reexamination by the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the determination of the prior rights involved must be based on the results of another case being heard by the people's court or being handled by the administrative agency. Review can be suspended. After the reasons for the suspension are eliminated, the review process should be resumed.

Article 36: Upon expiration of the statutory period, the party concerned fails to apply for review of the Trademark Office’s decision to reject the application or disapprove registration, or fails to file a lawsuit in the People’s Court against the review decision of the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board. , the decision to reject the application, deny registration or review decision takes effect.

For a trademark that is approved for registration after examination and objections are not established, the time for the trademark registration applicant to obtain the exclusive right to trademark shall be calculated from the expiration of the three-month period from the preliminary approval announcement. From the expiration of the trademark announcement period until the decision to approve registration is made, there will be no retroactive effect on others' use of signs that are identical or similar to the trademark on the same or similar goods; however, due to the bad faith of the user, Any losses caused to the trademark registrant shall be compensated.

Article 37 Applications for trademark registration and trademark review shall be reviewed in a timely manner.

Article 38 If a trademark registration applicant or registrant discovers that there are obvious errors in trademark application documents or registration documents, they may apply for correction. The Trademark Office shall make corrections within the scope of its powers in accordance with the law and notify the parties concerned.

The correction errors referred to in the preceding paragraph do not involve the substantive content of the trademark application documents or registration documents.

2. Information required for trademark registration

1. Application for trademark registration;

2. Letter of attorney (if entrusting an agency);

3. Subject certification materials (personal ID card and individual industrial and commercial household license, company's corporate business license).

3. The cost of trademark registration

The fee required to submit the application in person at the registration hall of the State Trademark Office is 600; if you entrust other agencies to apply, it will cost 1,000 to 2,000. , because the charging standards are different.