How to apply for registration of a certification mark or collective mark
There are two ways to apply for registration of a certification mark or collective mark:
(1) Entrust a nationally recognized trademark agency to handle the matter .
(2) The applicant goes directly to the Trademark Office Go to the Trademark Registration Hall.
3. Processing steps
(1) Entrusting a trademark agency to handle application for registration of certification mark or collective mark , applicants 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) If the applicant goes directly to the Trademark Registration Hall of the Trademark Office to apply for registration of a certification mark or collective mark, the applicant can follow the following steps:
Pre-application inquiries ( Non-essential procedures) → Prepare application documents → Submit application documents at the acceptance window of the trademark registration hall → Print the bar code on the receipt at the coding window → Pay the trademark registration fee at the payment window → A Trademark Office issues a "Notice of Acceptance" → Trademark Registration application supplement (optional procedure)
4. Inquiries before application (optional procedure)
Application If it is later rejected, on the one hand, the trademark registration fee will be lost; on the other hand, it will take time to re-apply for registration, and it is still unknown whether the re-application will be approved for registration. Therefore, it is best for applicants to conduct trademark inquiries before applying for registration. In order to confirm whether there is a prior trademark right. If a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the registration application, the trademark agency will be responsible for the inquiry. (For details, see "Inquiry before applying for trademark registration")
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