1. How long does it take to apply for trademark registration
1. Register a trademark It usually takes one year.
2. If the trademark owner applies for trademark registration, he shall submit the corresponding application materials. The Trademark Office shall take nine months from the date of receipt of the trademark registration application documents. If the internal review is completed and the regulations are met, a preliminary approval announcement will be made. For a trademark that has been initially approved and announced, if there is no objection at the expiration of the announcement period within three months from the date of announcement, the trademark will be approved for registration, a trademark registration certificate will be issued, and the trademark will be announced.
3. Legal basis: Article 28 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"
2. How many years will the trademark right be extended after renewal?
1. If a registered trademark has expired and needs to be continued to be used, an application for renewal of registration should be made within 12 months before expiration.
2. If you fail to apply during this period, you can be given a 6-month extension period. If an application has not been made before the extension period expires, the registered trademark will be cancelled.
3. After the registered trademark is approved for renewal, it is called a renewed registered trademark. Each renewal of registration is valid for 10 years.
3. What is the procedure for trademark renewal
1. To apply for renewal,each application should submit to the Trademark Office an "Application for Registration of Trademark Renewal", five copies of the trademark drawings of the registered trademark, and " A copy of the "Trademark Registration Certificate" (it is not necessary to submit the original "Trademark Registration Certificate") and pay for renewalRegistration fee. If the registrant applies for renewal during the grace period, he shall pay the renewal delay fee as required.
2. Review of registered trademark renewal application, the Trademark Office receives the trademark renewal application After the application for trademark renewal registration, in principle, no substantive review will be conducted, but only whether the procedures for the trademark renewal registration application are complete, whether the trademark name and graphics, the goods using the trademark, the name and address of the registrant, etc. have changed. After review, the Trademark Office will approve the application if it deems it to be in compliance with the regulations, notify the registrant in writing, issue a "Trademark Renewal Registration Approval Certificate", and make an announcement. When it is necessary to produce the Trademark Registration Certificate, it should be used together with the corresponding certificate. If it is considered to be inconsistent with the regulations, the Trademark Office will not allow the renewal and reject the trademark renewal registration application in writing. If the applicant is not satisfied with the Trademark Office’s rejection of the trademark renewal registration application, he or she may also apply for review; if the applicant is not satisfied with the review, Yes, you can file an administrative lawsuit. The validity period of use of a registered trademark is ten years. After the validity period of use expires, if you want to continue to use it, you need to apply again and meet the renewal conditions. It will be approved after review, and you will also need to pay the registration renewal fee. Generally, the validity period after renewal of registration is still ten years.
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