(1) Registration preparation

Select the registration method: one is to apply for registration at the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce; the other is to entrust an experienced trademark agency organization Agency services.

(2) Preparation of materials

Prepare 10 trademark drawings (for color trademarks of specified colors, 10 colored drawings and 1 black and white ink drawing should be submitted), the length and width should not be larger than 10 cm, not less than 5 cm. If the direction of the trademark pattern is unclear, arrows should be used to indicate the upper and lower parts; if an individual applies, he or she must present his or her ID card and submit a copy plus a copy of the individual business license and the business scope must be consistent with the registered trademark. ; If the application is from an enterprise, present a copy of the enterprise's "Business License" and submit a copy; a trademark registration application form stamped with the official seal of the unit.

(3) Apply according to the classification of goods and services

Currently, goods and services are divided into 45 categories, including 34 categories of goods and 11 categories of services. When applying for registration, the category of goods or services for which the trademark is used should be determined according to the classification of the goods and services classification table; if the same applicant uses the same trademark on different categories of goods, he should file registration applications according to different categories.

(4) Determination of the filing date

This is the most important point: since China’s trademark registration adopts the first-to-file principle, once you have a dispute over trademark rights with other companies, you must apply Enterprises that come first will be protected by law. Therefore, it is very important to establish the filing date. The filing date shall be the date when the Trademark Office receives the application.

The next step is the three procedures of trademark review, preliminary review announcement, and registration announcement. It should be emphasized that a trademark that has passed the preliminary review by the Trademark Office can be registered only if no one raises objections three months after the announcement. The trademark is protected by law. The validity period of a registered trademark is ten years, calculated from the date of approval of registration. If the validity period expires and you need to continue to use it, you can apply for trademark renewal registration.

(5) Receive the trademark registration certificate

After the trademark is registered, the Trademark Office issues a certificate to the registrant. If it is through an agency organization, the agent will send the "Trademark Registration Certificate" to the registrant; if the registration is done directly, the registrant should go to the Trademark Office to obtain the certificate within three months after receiving the "Notice of Receiving the Trademark Registration Certificate", and at the same time Bring: a letter of introduction for obtaining the trademark registration certificate, ID card of the person receiving the certificate and its copy, a copy of the original business license and a copy stamped with the seal of the local industrial and commercial department, a notice for receiving the trademark registration certificate, and a copy if the name of the trademark registrant is changed. Change certificate issued by the industrial and commercial department.

It generally takes about one to three and a half years from application to issuance of a newly applied trademark, of which application acceptance and formal review takes about one month, substantive review takes about 24 to 30 months, and objections The period is three months, and it takes about two months from the approval announcement to the issuance of the certificate.

(6) Instructions for trademark registration application

A natural person, legal person or other organization needs to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark for the goods or services it produces, manufactures, processes, selects or distributes. , a trademark registration application should be submitted to the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the Trademark Office) in accordance with the law. In the narrow sense, trademark registration applications only refer to goods and service trademark registration applications, international trademark registration applications, certification trademark registration applications, collective trademark registration applications, and special sign registration applications. In addition to the content of trademark registration applications in the narrow sense, trademark registration applications in the broad sense also include applications for change, renewal, transfer registration, objection applications, trademark license contract filing applications, and the handling of other trademark registration matters.