How to apply for registration of a product trademark or service mark
(1) If a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the application, People can voluntarily choose any nationally recognized trademark agency to handle the matter. All trademark agencies registered with the Trademark Office are published in the "Agency" column.
(2) The Applicant goes directly to the Trademark Office If applying in the trademark registration hall, the applicant can follow the following steps: Inquiry before applying for trademark registration (not a required procedure) → Prepare application documents → Submit application documents at the acceptance window of the trademark registration hall → Print the bar code at the coding window → Pay the trademark registration fee at the payment window → the Trademark Office issues a "Notice of Acceptance" → trademark registration application supplement (optional procedure)
Inquiry before application (optional procedure)
Currently, it takes about 2 years from application to approval of registration for a trademark. If the trademark registration application is rejected, on the one hand, the trademark registration fee will be lost, and on the other hand, it will take about 2 years to re-apply for a registered trademark, and it is still unknown whether the re-application will be approved for registration.Therefore, before applying for a registered trademark, it is best for applicants to conduct a trademark search to understand the status of prior rights, and then make a judgment based on the search results before submitting the application.
Preparation of trademark registration application documents
(1) Applying for trademark registration in the name of a legal person or other organization , the following application documents should be submitted:
1. Trademark registration application form stamped with the official seal of the applicant.
2. 6 trademark images (on the back of the application form Paste 1 and submit 5), the drawings must be clear and the length and width should be no less than 5 cm and no more than 10 cm. If you specify a color, attach 1 coloring pattern, 5 coloring patterns, and 1 black-and-white pattern.
3. Go directly to the trademark registration hall. Submit a copy of the applicant's business license and present the original copy of the business license; if the original copy of the business license cannot be produced, the copy of the applicant's business license must be stamped with the applicant's seal. If a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the matter, a copy of the applicant's business license must be submitted.
4. Go directly to the trademark registration hall. Submit a copy of the handler's ID card; if entrusting a trademark agency to handle the matter, submit a trademark agency power of attorney.
5. If the trademark applied for registration is a portrait of a person, a notarized statement from the portrait owner agreeing to register the portrait as a trademark should be attached.
(2) If a natural person applies for trademark registration, he should submit the following application documents:
1. Trademark registration application signed by the applicant.
2. 6 trademark drawings (1 attached to the back of the application form , submit 5 pieces), the drawings are required to be clear, and the length and width are not less than 5 cm and not greater than 10 cm. If you specify a color, attach a coloring pattern, submit 5 coloring patterns, and attach a black and white pattern.
3. If you go directly to the trademark registration hall, submit the applicant A copy of the person's ID card or passport. The person in charge must present the original ID card or passport and submit a copy; if a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the matter, a trademark agency power of attorney and a copy of the applicant's ID card must be submitted.
4. If the trademark applied for registration is a portrait of a person, the process should be attached Notarized declaration document that the portrait rights holder agrees to register this portrait as a trademark.
(3) Specific requirements for filling in the trademark registration application
1. According to Article 15 of the "Regulations for the Implementation of the Trademark Law", trademark registration applications and other relevant documents must be typed or printed. The Trademark Office will not accept handwritten trademark applications;
2. The name and address of the trademark registration applicant shall be in accordance with the "Business "License" is filled in. If the address in the "Business License" does not contain the name of the province, city or county where the enterprise is located, the applicant must add the name of the province, city or county in front of the address. The applicant's official seal should be the same as the "Business License". The company name registered on the business license is exactly the same;
3. Goods or services should be filled with standardized names in accordance with the "Goods and Services Classification Table" or "Similar Goods and Services Classification Table". An application can only fill in one category of goods or services. Goods or services are not listed If included in the classification list, a description of the goods or services should be attached.
4. If the applicant is a natural person, in addition to filling in the name, the applicant must also fill in the ID number after the name; the applicant's address can fill in the actual address or mailing address of the natural person.
5. If the trademark applied for registration is not a three-dimensional trademark or a color combination trademark, the applicant You should put a "√" in the box before "General" in the column of trademark type.
6. Please check the application form carefully before submitting it. It must not be changed after submission. If you fill in the error, you need to submit a "Correction Form".Please apply for a trademark application/registration matter application form (Form 7) and pay a fee of 500 yuan. The applicant, goods or services, and trademark drawings may not be changed.
Payment of trademark registration fees
Within 10 product names or service items in a category, each The fee for trademark registration application is 1,000 yuan. For more than 10 trademarks (excluding 10), an additional 100 yuan will be charged for each additional trademark application.
If entrusting a trademark agency to handle the matter, the applicant should Pay trademark registration fees and agency fees to the trademark agency, and the trademark registration fees collected by the Trademark Office will be deducted from the advance payment of the trademark agency.
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