What are the product trademark registration procedures
1. Registration preparation
Select registration method
One is to apply for registration at the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce; the other is to entrust an experienced trademark agency to provide agency services.
2. Prepare information
Prepare 10 trademark drawings (for color trademarks with specified colors, 10 colored drawings should be submitted , 1 piece of black and white ink manuscript), 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 an individual applies, you must show your ID card and submit a copy. A copy of the individual business license and the business scope is consistent with the registered trademark; if the application is from an enterprise, a copy of the enterprise's "Business License" must be presented and a copy submitted; a trademark registration application form with the company's official seal must be submitted.
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 11 categories of 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 registration applications according to different categories.
5. Determination of application date
This is the most important point: since trademark registration in China adopts the first-to-file principle, once you and other If a company has a dispute over trademark rights, the company with the earliest filing date will be protected by law. Therefore, it is very important to establish the filing date. The filing date shall be based on the date 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 after A trademark that has been approved by the Trademark Office in the preliminary examination can be registered only if no one raises any objection three months after the announcement. The trademark is protected by law. The validity period of a registered trademark is ten years, calculated from the date of approval of registration. The validity period expires , if you need to continue to use it, you can apply for trademark renewal registration.
6. Receive the trademark registration certificate
Trademark completed After registration, the Trademark Office issues a certificate to the registrant.
If it is through an agency organization, the agent will send the "Trademark Registration Certificate" to the registrant; if the registration is done directly, the registrant should go to the Trademark Office to obtain the certificate within three months after receiving the "Notice of Collecting the Trademark Registration Certificate", and at the same time Bring: a letter of introduction for obtaining the trademark registration certificate, ID card of the applicant and its copy, a copy of the original business license and a copy stamped with the seal of the local industrial and commercial department, a notice for receiving the trademark registration certificate, and a copy if the name of the trademark registrant is changed. Change certificate issued by the industrial and commercial department.
Note: One piece It generally takes about one to three and a half years from application to issuance of a new trademark application, of which application acceptance and formal review takes about one month, substantive review takes about 24 to 30 months, and the opposition period is three months before the approval announcement is issued. The certificate lasts about 2 months.
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