1. How long does it usually take to register a trademark?
1. One year, based on According to the provisions of my country's Trademark Law, the trademark review department should review the trademark within nine months after receiving the applicant's registration application.
2. Legal basis:
According to Article 20 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China Article 8 For a trademark applied for registration, the Trademark Office shall complete the review within nine months from the date of receipt of the trademark registration application documents. If the trademark is in compliance with the relevant provisions of this Law, a preliminary review and announcement shall be made.
2. What are the steps for trademark registration?
1. Registration preparation. Choose the registration method: one is to go to the national industrial and commercial office yourself Apply for registration with the Trademark Office of the Administrative Bureau; the other is to entrust an experienced trademark agency to organize agency services. Before registration, it is best to find a more authoritative search company to conduct pre-registration inquiries to reduce the risks of trademark registration and improve the certainty of trademark registration.
2. Prepare information, including trademark drawings, apply for a copy of the people's ID card and the company's "Business License" and submit a copy; apply for trademark registration with the official seal of the unit .
3. Start application
4. Submit an application according to the classification of goods and 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 a registration application according to different categories.
5. The application date is determined based on the date when the Trademark Office receives the application. Next are the three procedures of trademark review, preliminary review announcement, and registration announcement.
6. Receive the trademark registration certificate.
(1) A trademark is a distinctive sign, which is different from signs that are narrative and publicly known, and also different from signs of other people’s goods or services. , thus making it easier for consumers to identify.
(2) The trademark is exclusive. The purpose of using a trademark is to distinguish the source of goods or services from others and facilitate consumer identification. Therefore, the owner of a registered trademark has exclusive rights and exclusive rights to his trademark, and others may not use it without the permission of the registered trademark owner. Otherwise, it will constitute an infringement of the trademark rights of the registrar and owner and a violation of Chinese trademark laws.
(3) Trademarks have value. A trademark represents the quality reputation and corporate reputation and image of the trademark owner's production or operation. The trademark owner makes the trademark valuable and increases the added value of the goods through the trademark's creativity, design, application for registration, advertising and use. The value of a trademark can be determined through an appraisal. Trademarks can be transferred for a fee; others can be allowed to use them with the consent of the trademark owner.
(4) Trademarks are competitive and are tools to participate in market competition. The competition among producers and operators is the competition for the quality and reputation of goods or services, and its manifestation is the competition for trademark visibility. The higher the trademark visibility, the stronger the competitiveness of its goods or services.
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