1. How long does it usually take for a trademark applicant to change
1. Trademark Office A "Certificate of Approval of Change of Registered Trademark" will be issued within fifteen days after receiving the change application.
2. You can receive the "Certificate of Approval of Change of Registered Trademark" six to eight months from the date of establishment of the application. This certificate must be used together with the original Trademark Registration Certificate.
3. The date marked on the "Certificate of Approval of Change of Registered Trademark" is the effective date of the change of registration. You can use it after receiving the "Certificate of Approval of Change of Registered Trademark".
So, in general, the trademark change time: about 6-10 months.
2. Procedures for trademark change
(1) Preparation of application documents
1. The application documents that should be submitted are:
p>(1) Change application form (choose the form according to the specific content of the application);
(2) Copy of the applicant’s identity document (copy of business license, ID card, etc.);
(3) Submission of "Agency Letter" by the entrusted agent , a copy of the identity card of the person handling the application must be submitted directly at the acceptance hall;
(4) If applying to change the name of the registrant, a copy issued by the registration authority must also be submitted changesMore proof;
(5) If the application documents are in a foreign language, a Chinese translation signed and stamped by a translation agency should also be provided.
2. Fill in the application form one by one according to the requirements, and it must be typed or printed.
3. When going through the change procedures, a change application form should be filled in for each trademark (each registration number) and stamped with the applicant's seal and or Agent seal.
4. If the applicant goes directly to the trademark registration hall, in addition to submitting the application, he must also submit the applicant's business license and a copy (or stamped A copy of the business license with the official seal of the unit) and a copy of the handler's ID card; if the applicant is a natural person and handles the application in person, only a copy of the applicant's ID card is required. If you entrust a trademark agency to handle the matter, in addition to submitting the application, you must also submit a trademark agency power of attorney and a copy of the applicant's business license or ID card.
5. If you apply to change the name of the registrant, you must also submit a change certificate issued by the registration authority. If the registrant is an enterprise, a change certificate from the registration department of the industrial and commercial administration authority shall be issued; if the registrant is a public institution, a change certificate from the registration authority of the public institution shall be issued; if the registrant is a natural person, a change certificate shall be issued from the police station where the registered residence is located. The name before the change and the name after the change on the certificate should be consistent with the name before the change and the name of the applicant on the application form. If a foreign enterprise or foreigner only needs to change its Chinese translation name, a statement on the foreign enterprise or foreigner's application for changing its Chinese translation name should be provided.
6. For trademarks that have not been approved for registration, changes in the name of the applicant should also be handled in accordance with the above regulations.
7. If you apply for a change of address, you do not need to attach a change certificate, except for the case where a natural person changes his address across nationalities.
8. If a natural person changes his address across nationalities, he should submit proof that he has lived at the current address for more than one year when applying.
9. If the trademark applied for change is a jointly owned trademark, the following documents should also be submitted:
(1) To apply to change the representative of a jointly owned trademark, fill out an application form to change the name/address of the registrant, and also submit statements from other co-owners agreeing to the change.
(2) If you apply to change the name of a co-owner of a co-owned trademark, whether you are changing the name of all co-owners or part of the co-owners, or changing the representative of the co-owned trademark, you should fill in all the names on the application form. Names of co-owners. The name and address of the representative should be written on the first page of the application, and the names of other co-owners should be written on the attachment page of the application. Other co-owners do not need to fill in the addresses.
(3) If the representative’s name or address changes, the changed representative’s name and address should be written in the applicant’s name and applicant’s address columns on the first page of the application form , write the name and address of the representative before the change in the name and address before change columns on the first page of the application form, and attach the corresponding certificate of name change. If the name and address of the representative have not changed, the application If the name of other co-owners is changed, the fields of name before change and address before change on the first page of the application do not need to be filled in.(4) Other co-owners If the name of the person changes, the name of the other co-owners before the change and the name list of the other co-owners after the change (hereinafter referred to as the name list before the change and the name list after the change) should be filled in respectively in the name list of the other co-owners before the change and the name list after the change on the attached page of the application form. The name of the co-owner after the change, and attach the corresponding change certificate. If the names of other co-owners have not changed, the names of the co-owners that have not changed should also be filled in the name list before the change and the name list after the change on the attached page of the application form.
(2) Submission of application documents
Legal basisArticle 30 of the "Trademark Law Implementation Regulations"
Change the name, address or other registration matters of the trademark registrant, A change application should be submitted to the Trademark Office. If the name of the trademark registrant is changed, a change certification document issued by the relevant registration authority should also be submitted. If the Trademark Office approves it, the trademark registrant will be issued a corresponding certificate and announced; if it is not approved, The applicant shall be notified in writing and the reasons shall be explained.
If the name or address of the trademark registrant is changed, the trademark registrant shall change all registered trademarks together; If the application is changed, the Trademark Office shall notify the applicant to make corrections within a time limit; if no correction is made within the time limit, the application for change shall be deemed to have been abandoned, and the Trademark Office shall notify the applicant in writing.
1 , the applicant goes directly to the trademark registration hall to apply. After the application documents are ready, submit them at the application acceptance window of the trademark registration hall., the staff at the window will confirm whether the application documents are qualified.
2. If a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the application, the trademark agency will deliver the application documents to the Trademark Office.
(3) Payment of change fees
A change application shall be subject to change fees 500 yuan. If a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the application, the applicant shall pay the change fee and agency fee to the trademark agency. The change fee collected by the Trademark Office will be deducted from the advance payment of the trademark agency.
It takes about six to ten months. When the parties go to the Trademark Office to apply for a trademark change, they need to prepare an application form, including the change application form, ID card, etc., then submit the application, and finally pay the change fee. Trademarks are of great value, and trademarks registered by the Trademark Office will be protected by law. I hope the above content will be helpful to you. If you have other questions, you can click the button below for consultation, or go to the Legal Savior website to consult a professional lawyer.
