Legal analysis: No, as long as you know something and are familiar with it, you can apply for it yourself

Generally, applying for a provincial trademark must meet the following conditions:

(1) The trademark has been registered for three years (high-tech product trademarks have been registered for one year);

(2) The goods using the trademark have a high reputation in domestic and foreign markets;

(3) The sales volume, profits and taxes, market share and other major economic indicators of the goods using the trademark have been leading in the province or the same industry in the country in the past three years;

(4) The quality of the goods using the trademark excellent.

List of application materials for famous trademarks

1. Application report for recognition of famous trademarks

2. Application form for recognition of provincial famous trademarks

3. Application materials for famous trademarks

(1) Relevant company qualification documents and company introduction

1. Copy of the company’s business license

2. Organization code Copy of certificate

3. Copy of tax registration certificate

4. Copy of quality certification certificate

5. Company profile

6 , Company organization chart

(2) Company honor certificate

(3) Domestic and foreign registration status of company trademarks

(4) Product sales nationwide

1. The company’s product sales network

2. Partial product purchase and sales contracts in the past three years and the year of declaration

3. Partial product sales in the past three years and the year of declaration Certification (invoice)

(5) Media promotion of the product

1. Media coverage of the product in the past three years and the year of application

2. Part of the advertising contracts signed between the company and the media in the past three years and the year of application

3. The company’s advertising invoices in the past three years and the year of application

(6) Product inspection reports in the past three years and of the year of application

(7) Financial reports for the past three years and audit reports for the previous year

(8) Tax payment certificates for the past three years

(9) Provincial level Recommendations from competent industry departments

(10) Product drawings and actual use of trademarks or photos

(11) Rights protection of company trademarks

Legal basis : "Application Form for Well-known Trademark Recognition" and provide corresponding supporting materials. These supporting materials mainly include:

1. A copy of the business license of the applicant for well-known trademark recognition;

2. If an applicant for well-known trademark recognition entrusts a trademark agency to act as an agent, a letter of authorization signed by the applicant or an entrustment agreement (contract) signed between the applicant and the trademark agency shall be provided;

3. The main economic indicators of the main goods or services using the trademark in the past three years (copies of each annual financial statement or other statements stamped with the applicant’s special financial seal and the special seal of the local finance and taxation department should be provided. Industry certification materials should be provided by the national issued by an industry association or national industry administrative department);

4. The sales or operation status and regions of the main goods or services using the trademark at home and abroad (relevant main sales invoices or copies of sales contracts should be provided);

5. The registration status of the trademark at home and abroad (the registration status of the trademark in all categories of goods or services and in the country or region where it is located should be listed, and a copy of the corresponding trademark registration certificate should be provided);

6 ． The advertising release status of this trademark in recent years (relevant main advertising contracts and copies of advertising pictures should be provided);

7. The earliest time of use and continuous use of the trademark (the earliest sales invoice or contract for the goods or services using the trademark or the earliest advertisement or copy of the trademark registration certificate for the trademark should be provided);

8. Other documents proving the trademark’s popularity (such as a copy of the provincial famous trademark, etc.).

When an enterprise applies for recognition of a well-known trademark, it can prepare its own application materials, or it can entrust a trademark agency approved by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce to act as its agent. Provincial industrial and commercial bureaus will not accept application materials for well-known trademark recognition submitted by institutions or individuals who do not have trademark agency qualifications. Trademark agencies that accept the entrustment of enterprises to handle matters related to the application for recognition of well-known trademarks shall not charge any other fees from the client except charging appropriate agency fees.