Can more than one person apply for a trademark at the same time?
according to article 5 of the trademark law, "two or more natural persons, legal persons or other organizations may apply to the trademark office for the registration of the same trademark, and enjoy and exercise the exclusive right to use the trademark." Trademark application process: 1. Registration materials 1. A copy of the business license is required for the application in the name of the company, and a copy of the business license and ID card of the self-employed person is required for the application in the name of the individual. 2. Six trademark designs. For the color trademark of the specified color, 5 colored patterns and 1 black-and-white ink draft shall be submitted. The trademark pattern provided must be clear, easy to paste, replaced by bright and durable paper or photos, and the length and width should not be more than 1 cm and not less than 5 cm (about the size of a business card). Where the direction of the trademark pattern is unclear, the arrow shall be used to indicate the top and bottom. When applying for the trademark of cigarettes and cigars, the design can be as large as the actual use. 3. Application for trademark registration. 4. Power of attorney (if an agency is entrusted to register). 5, determine the category of goods or services and specific goods or services. Trademark registration certificate is a written certificate issued for the convenience of trademark registrants, which has the same legal effect as Trademark Registration Certificate. The applicant who applies for trademark registration certificate must be the owner of the registered trademark. Second, there are two ways to apply for a trademark registration certificate: (1) entrust a nationally recognized trademark agency to handle it. (two) the applicant directly to the trademark registration hall of the Trademark Office. Iii. Procedures (1) If a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the matter, the applicant may voluntarily choose any trademark agency recognized by the state to handle it. All trademark agencies registered with the Trademark Office are published in the "Agency" column. (2) If the applicant directly goes to the trademark registration hall of the Trademark Office, the applicant can handle it according to the following steps: preparing the application → submitting the application in the acceptance window of the trademark registration hall → typing the receipt barcode in the coding window → paying the application fee in the payment window. 4. Preparing the application for providing the trademark registration certificate, the following documents should be submitted: 1. Each application provides one registration certificate of a registered trademark and one application for providing the trademark registration certificate; 2, directly to the trademark registration hall, submit a copy of the applicant's business license and affix the official seal of the unit, a copy of the Trademark Registration Certificate and a copy of the ID card of the agent; If it is entrusted to a trademark agency, a power of attorney for trademark agency shall be submitted. Note: The application for international registration certificate should add "G" before the international registration number and indicate the category of the application. V. Payment of Fees The fee for each application for providing trademark registration certificate is 1 yuan. Where a trademark agency is entrusted, the applicant shall pay the trademark registration certificate fee and agency fee to the trademark agency, and the trademark registration certificate fee charged by the Trademark Office shall be deducted from the advance payment of the trademark agency. VI. Obtaining the Trademark Registration Certificate If the application for trademark registration certificate is complete and meets the requirements, the Trademark Office will generally issue the trademark registration certificate within three months and mail it to the applicant. If it is entrusted to a trademark agency, the Trademark Office will mail the trademark registration certificate to the trademark agency.