Registered Trademark Renewal Procedure
1 , renewal channels
Applicants can entrust an organization with trademark agency qualifications recognized by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce to act as an agent, or they can go to the State Trademark Office Apply directly at the trademark registration hall. At present, there are nearly 150 nationally recognized trademark agency organizations, distributed in various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across the country.
Applicants should decide based on their own specific circumstances whether to entrust an organization with trademark agency qualifications to renew a registered trademark, or to go directly to the Trademark Office.
If the applicant is familiar with trademark laws, regulations and related procedures, and the postal service at his usual residence or business place is in good condition, he can go directly to the Trademark Office; if he does not have the above requirements, Conditions, it is best to entrust a trademark agency to act as an agent; foreigners or foreign enterprises that do not have a regular residence or business place in China should entrust a trademark agency to handle the transfer registration in China.
In the process of reviewing trademark renewals, the Trademark Office often has to issue various documents to the applicant, such as notices of correction, notices of rejection, etc. Most of these documents require the applicant to make certain modifications to the original application content and respond. These documents are generally mailed through the post office. In view of the fact that the postal channels in some areas of our country are not very smooth, and some applicants' addresses have changed, applicants often fail to receive documents issued by the Trademark Office, which affects the transfer registration process.
2. Renewal conditions
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According to Article 38 of my country's current "Trademark Law": "If a registered trademark expires and needs to be continued to be used, it shall be registered six months before expiration. Apply for registration renewal within three months; if you fail to apply during this period, you can be given a six-month extension period. If you have not filed an application at the end of the extension period, your registered trademark will be cancelled.
Each renewal registration is valid for ten years.
After the renewal registration is approved, it will be announced."
If you need to continue to use the registered trademark from six months before the expiration date of the registered trademark to six months after the expiration date, you can apply for renewal of the registered trademark. .
3. Preparation for renewal
Requirements for applying for trademark transfer Use the trademark renewal registration application form formulated and published by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. The application form can be obtained from the Registration Hall of the Trademark Office. It can also be downloaded from this website. If a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the matter, it will be provided by the agency.
To apply for trademark transfer, the following documents must be submitted to the Trademark Office
1. During renewal The registration application form and power of attorney must be stamped with the company's official seal.
2. 5 registered trademark patterns.
3. A copy of the trademark registration certificate.
4. A copy of the business license (copy).
4. Rejection of renewal
Application for trademark transfer must be Use the trademark renewal registration application form formulated and published by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. The application form can be obtained from the Registration Hall of the Trademark Office. It can also be downloaded from this website. If a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the matter, it will be provided by the agency.
To apply for trademark transfer, the following documents must be submitted to the Trademark Office:
1. Continued The exhibition registration application form and power of attorney must be stamped with the company’s official seal.
2. 5 registered trademark patterns.
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