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Is it necessary to conduct a search before trademark registration? Where can I search for a trademark for free?

1. What is the product trademark registration process? 1. Design - before applying for trademark registration, you can entrust our company or design by yourself. When designing a trademark, you should pay attention to the following points: (1) Originality, that is, the design of the trademark must be innovative; on the one hand, it must meet the requirements for distinctiveness, and on the other hand, a creative trademark can easily expand the visibility of the product and quickly occupy the market. (2) The name of the trademark should avoid being associated with the function of the product. (3) The design of the trademark should highlight the theme and be reasonably laid out. 2. Inquiry - Trademark inquiry usually refers to an inquiry about trademark information conducted by a trademark registration applicant before applying for trademark registration in order to understand whether there are any prior trademark rights that may conflict with the trademark he or she is applying for. It takes a long time for a trademark to be applied for and approved for registration. If the trademark registration application is rejected, on the one hand, the trademark registration fee will be lost, and on the other hand, it will take longer to reapply for a registered trademark, and it is still unknown whether the re-application will be approved for registration. Therefore, it is best for applicants to conduct a trademark search to understand the status of prior rights before applying to register a trademark. There are two types of inquiry services: one is internal inquiry service; the other is agency government inquiry service, which takes 7-14 working days. 3. Application - Trademark registration application documents are submitted to the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department. 4. Acceptance - After receiving the trademark registration application materials, the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department will give an application number and issue an acceptance notice, which will take about one week. 5. Review - Trademark review is divided into two processes: formal review and substantive review. Formal examination means that before examining the application, the Trademark Registry will examine the application form and all attachments in detail to see whether the required parts of the form have been completed, whether the relevant information is correct, and whether the required information is incomplete. If everything is in order, the application process will enter the next stage (substantive examination stage). After the substantive examination is completed to check the deficiencies of the application and confirm that all the information is complete, the Trademark Registry will check the trademark records to determine whether other merchants have registered or applied for registration of the same or similar goods or services. 's trademark. The Trademark Registry will also check whether the trademark concerned complies with the registration requirements stipulated in the Trademark Ordinance. If approved, the application process will enter the next stage (the gazette announcement stage). 6. Announcement - After the Trademark Registry approves the application, it will be announced in the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Gazette for a period of three months. If no one raises any objection, the trademark can be successfully registered. 7. Registration - If there is no objection to the trademark announcement or the objection is ruled to be untenable, the registration will be successful. Under normal circumstances, it takes about 6 months to obtain the registration certificate. After successful registration, it will be valid for 10 years and can be renewed on time six months before expiration. 2. What materials are required to apply for trademark registration? To apply for trademark registration, you must submit the following documents to the Trademark Office: 1. An "Application for Trademark Registration", which should be stamped with the applicant's seal. If the applicant is a natural person, he shall sign the application form. The application and other relevant documents should be typed or printed. 2. A copy of a valid certificate that can prove the applicant’s identity (qualification), and the original must be presented at the same time. Different applicants should submit different supporting documents. If the applicant is an enterprise, the enterprise legal person business license or business license should be submitted to the Trademark Office; social groups, public institutions and other organizations should submit the corporate legal person registration certificate or public institution legal person certificate; apply If you are a natural person, you should submit a copy of your ID card, etc. The person handling the application for this unit must also submit a copy of his or her ID card. The applicant's name and address filled in the application form should be consistent with the supporting documents. 3. Five copies of trademark drawings should be submitted for each trademark registration application (for color trademarks with specified colors, five copies of colored drawings and one black and white ink draft should be submitted), and one trademark drawing should be pasted in the designated position on the application form. The trademark pattern should be clear and the contrast between black and white should be obvious. The size of the trademark pattern should be between 5 × 5 cm and 10 × 10 cm. When applying for trademark registration of cigarettes or cigars, the trademark drawing submitted can be of the same size as the actual object. 4. Pay the trademark registration application fees as required.

(Trademark registration fee: 1,000 yuan) 5. Filling in the product name and service items is a very important item in the "Trademark Registration Application", which is related to the scope of exclusive rights protection of the applied trademark. According to the provisions of Articles 13 and 15 of the "Regulations for the Implementation of the Trademark Law", applications for trademark registration shall be made in accordance with the published goods and services classification table, and the product names or service items shall be filled in according to the goods and services classification. If the product name or service item is not included in the classification list, a description of the product or service should be attached. At present, our country adopts the "International Classification of Goods and Services for Trademark Registration and Use" (Nice Classification), which is used uniformly by most countries in the world. It has adopted the eighth edition since January 1, 2002. At the same time, the Trademark Office also formulated the "Classification Table of Similar Goods and Services" based on the above-mentioned classification table. Applicants can fill in the goods or services according to the above classification table and distinction table. If the product name or service item is not included in the classification list, a description of the product or service should be attached. The goods/services filled in each application form can only be limited to one category. 6. If you entrust a trademark agency organization to apply for trademark registration, you must also submit a power of attorney, which shall specify the content and authority of the agency.