With the improvement of legal awareness of enterprises and individuals, trademark registration has become a crucial step in the development process of enterprises. At the same time, Nanjing enterprises have also developed rapidly in the past two years, and many people want to join the brand. Therefore, the Nanjing trademark registration certificate has become a critical step that cannot be bypassed. So is it difficult to obtain a trademark registration certificate in Nanjing? What is the process of trademark registration?

The first stage: formal review

After the applicant has thought of a name, searched it by the agency, and decided on a suitable name with a high success rate, the trademark registration applicant pays the trademark registration fee. Generally, Submit the application to the Trademark Office within 3 days (high-quality agency time), and the trademark registration number will be automatically issued the next day after submission. The "Notice of Acceptance of Trademark Registration Application" will be issued approximately 2 months from the date of application (the date the agency submits it to the Trademark Office)

The second stage: substantive examination

Since The substantive examination process takes 9-12 months (in most cases) from the date of application (the date the agency submits it to the Trademark Office). If the application passes the review and passes the preliminary examination, it will enter the announcement period; if it fails, a notice of rejection will be issued.

The third stage: Announcement period

The "Preliminary Approval Announcement of Trademark Registration Application" will be published in the "Trademark Announcement" about 3 months after the completion of the substantive examination. . If there is no objection within this time period, the "Trademark Approval Registration Announcement" will be published in the "Trademark Announcement", and 3 months from the date of passing the preliminary examination will be the registration date.

The fourth stage: printing and mailing

Generally, 45 days are added to the registration date, which is the printing and mailing time of the Trademark Office. At this time, the trademark certificate will be in the hands of the agency, and the agency Applicants will be notified.

If the whole process goes very smoothly, it will take about 14 months. If you are worried about errors during the processing, you can also entrust the application to a professional agency such as intellectual property rights. Trademark registration fees Trademark registration process