What trademark was partially rejected? When the Trademark Office examines the registered trademark information, it is very common that the trademark is rejected or partially rejected. In view of this situation, if the applicant has any opinions on this, he can apply for rejecting the review. If the rejection is unsuccessful, the applicant may also bring a lawsuit to the court.
What are the reasons that easily lead to the rejection of trademark comments?
1, others are registered first.
Trademark examiners will first search the trademark database when conducting trademark examination. If they find that the same trademark has been applied for trademark registration by many people on the same commodity or similar commodities, they will reject the enterprises or individuals that have applied for it based on the principle of "application first".
2. The trademark lacks distinctive features.
When the applied trademark is too simple, such as using simple lines and ordinary geometric figures, the examiner will think that the trademark lacks distinctive features and is not recognizable, and will reject it.
3. Trademark approximation was rejected.
If two trademarks are similar in font, pronunciation, meaning, graphic composition, color, overall structure, three-dimensional shape and color combination, which is easy to mislead or confuse the public, they will generally be regarded as similar trademarks and rejected.
4. Trademark names are generic names and descriptive words.
Names commonly used in the industry and words that only describe product features cannot be registered as trademarks. For example, "apple" cannot be used as the trademark of apple, and "batik" cannot be used as the trademark of cloth.
5. Use the sign that registration is not allowed.
The Trademark Law stipulates several signs that cannot be used as trademarks, including People's Republic of China (PRC)'s name, national flag and national anthem. Among them, place names and names or marks that easily mislead the public about the quality and origin of goods cannot be registered as trademarks. If you accidentally use an impermissible mark as a trademark, you will be refused registration.
The above is related to the partial rejection of trademark registration application. Biaomei advises applicants to improve the pass rate of rejection review when they conduct rejection review. You'd better entrust a professional agency and let a professional agent help you with the rejection review.