1. How much does it cost for a company to register a trademark?
1. Paper application Charging standard (by category): 300 yuan (limited to 10 products in this category. For more than 10 products, for each product exceeding 1, an additional 30 yuan will be charged for each product).
2. Online application fee for accepting electronic documents (by category): 270 yuan (limited to 10 products in this category. For more than 10 products, every additional products, each product is charged an additional 27 yuan).
2. Trademark applicants must meet What conditions?
Natural persons, legal persons or other organizations for the goods they produce, manufacture, process, select or distribute or the services they provide , if you need to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark, you should apply for trademark registration to the Trademark Office.
Two or more natural persons, legal persons or other organizations may jointly apply to the Trademark Office to register the same trademark and jointly enjoy and exercise the exclusive right to the trademark.
3. Can a trademark registration lawyer represent you?
Yes.
Law firms can accept entrustment from parties and assign lawyers to handle the following trademark agency services:
(1) Act as an agent for trademark registration applications, changes, renewals, transfers, certificate renewals, pledge registrations, license contract filings, objections, cancellations, cancellations and Madrid international registrations, etc. The Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the Trademark Office) is in charge Trademark matters;
(2) Act as an agent for trademark registration rejection review, objection review, cancellation review and registered trademark dispute cases and other trademark-related matters under the jurisdiction of the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board) ;
(3) Act as agent for matters related to the international registration of other trademarks;
(4) Act as agent Investigation of trademark infringement evidence and trademark infringement complaints;
(5) Acting as an agent in trademark administrative review and litigation cases;
(6) Act as an agent to participate in trademark dispute mediation, arbitration and other activities;
(7) Act as a trademark legal advisor, provide trademark legal advice, and write trademarks on your behalf Legal affairs documents;
(8) Act as agent for other trademark legal affairs.
Law firms engaged in the trademark agency business of Items 1 and 2 of the preceding paragraph shall register with the Trademark Office.
4. The latest trademark registration procedures
1. Registration preparation
Select the registration method
One is to go to the National Industrial and Commercial Administration Bureau Apply for registration with the Trademark Office of the Administration; the other is to entrust an experienced trademark agency to organize agency services.
2. Prepare materials
Prepare 10 trademark drawings (color trademarks in designated colors, 10 colored drawings and 1 black and white ink drawing should be submitted), the length and width should not be greater than 10 cm and not less than 5 cm. If the direction of the trademark pattern is unclear, arrows should be used to indicate the upper and lower parts; if the application is made by an individual, an ID card must be presented And submit a copy plus a copy of the individual business license and the business scope is consistent with the registered trademark; if it is an enterprise application, present a copy of the enterprise's "Business License" and submit a copy; a trademark registration application form with the official seal of the unit.
3. Start applying
4. Submit an application according to the classification of goods and services
Currently, goods and services are divided into 45 categories, including 34 categories of goods and services. Item 11 Category. 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. Determination of the filing date
This is the most important point: since China’s trademark registration adopts According to the first-to-file principle, once you have a dispute over trademark rights with other companies, the company with the first filing date will be protected by law. Therefore, it is very important to establish the filing date. The filing date shall be the date when the Trademark Office receives the application.
The next step is the three procedures of trademark review, preliminary review announcement, and registration announcement. It needs to be emphasized that a trademark that has passed the preliminary review by the Trademark Office must be published in three announcements. The registration can be completed only after no one raises objections after 3 months, and the trademark will be protected by law. The validity period of a registered trademark is ten years, calculated from the date of approval of registration. If the validity period expires and you need to continue to use it, you can apply for trademark renewal registration.
6. Receive the trademark registration certificate
After the trademark is registered, the Trademark Office will notify the registrant Issue a certificate.
If the agent is organized through an agency, the agent will send the "Trademark Registration Certificate" to the registrant; if the registration is done directly, the registrant should receive the "Trademark Registration Certificate" Go to the Trademark Office to get the certificate within three months after receiving the "Notice of Trademark Registration Certificate". At the same time, you should also bring: a letter of introduction for obtaining the trademark registration certificate, the ID card of the person who received it and a copy, an original copy of the business license and the seal of the local industrial and commercial department. A copy of the stamp, a notice of receipt of the trademark registration certificate, and a change certificate issued by the industrial and commercial department if the name of the trademark registrant changes.
Note: A new application It generally takes about one to three and a half years from trademark application to issuance of license, of which approximately one month is required for application acceptance and formal review, approximately 24 to 30 months for substantive review, three months for opposition period, and approximately approximately 3 months from approval announcement to issuance of license. 2 months.
In summary, we can understand that when applying for trademark registration abroad, you should generally entrust a trademark agent in the country where you are located. International Registration It does not generate exclusive rights. In other words, the registrant's trademark cannot be directly protected in member states. The above is the information compiled by the editor of Legal Savior Network for everyone. If you have any other questions, please feel free to consult online.
