1. The enterprise trademark registration process is divided into the following steps:
1. Trademark submission
The enterprise submits a trademark registration application to the Trademark Office.
2. Formal review
The Trademark Office will conduct a formal review on the registered trademark submitted by the enterprise to see if it meets the requirements. If it meets the requirements, it will issue an acceptance notice. If it does not meet the requirements, the Trademark Office will not accept it. accepted.
3. Substantive review
After the formal review of the enterprise's registered trademark is passed, the Trademark Office will then conduct a substantive review of the trademark. If the substantive review meets the requirements, the Trademark Office will issue a preliminary approval announcement. If the substantive review If the requirements are not met, the Trademark Office will reject the trademark.
4. Trademark Announcement
After an enterprise's registered trademark passes the substantive examination, it will enter a 3-month announcement period. During the announcement period, if no enterprise or individual files a trademark objection to the enterprise's registered trademark, Then the trademark enters the registration announcement. If a company or individual files a trademark objection to the company's registered trademark, the company's trademark enters the trademark opposition period.
5. Issuing a Trademark Registration Certificate
For a corporate trademark that enters the registration announcement, the Trademark Office will issue a corporate trademark registration certificate, which means that the corporate trademark registration is successful.
2. Registration fee:
If the enterprise trademark registration is handled by yourself, the enterprise trademark registration fee is 300 yuan (one category, and limited to 10 goods/services in this category, More than 1 will be charged an additional RMB 30). At the same time, when an enterprise handles application matters in the trademark registration hall, the enterprise trademark registration fee should be paid at the same time as the registration application documents are submitted. When receiving the trademark registration certificate, the enterprise does not need to pay other trademark registration fees.
The trademark infringement acts are as follows:
According to Article 57 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China: Any one of the following acts is an infringement of a registered trademark Exclusive rights:
1. Using the same trademark as the registered trademark on the same product without the permission of the trademark registrant;
2. Without the permission of the trademark registrant , using a trademark that is similar to its registered trademark on the same product, or using a trademark that is the same or similar to its registered trademark on similar products, which is likely to cause confusion;
3. Sales that infringe the exclusive right to register a trademark goods;
4. Counterfeiting or manufacturing registered trademarks of others without authorization or selling counterfeit or unauthorized registered trademarks;
5. Replacing other trademarks without the consent of the trademark registrant Registering a trademark and putting the goods with the replaced trademark into the market;
6. Intentionally providing facilities for infringement of other people’s trademark rights and helping others to infringe trademark rights;
7. Cause other damage to others’ exclusive rights to registered trademarks.
Legal basis:
Article 22 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"
Applicants for trademark registration shall classify goods according to the prescribed Fill in the form to report the product category and product name of the trademark, 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 28 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"
For a trademark applied for registration, the Trademark Office shall, within nine days from the date of receipt of the trademark registration application documents, If the review is completed within one month and meets the relevant provisions of this Law, a preliminary review and announcement will be made.