Six Steps Of Trademark Application Process

(1) pre registration of trademark registration

Trademark enquiry refers to

Whether an applicant or his agent has the same or approximate query on whether the trademark applied for is registered with the prior right trademark before applying for registration.

The scope of the inquiry is limited to the registered trademark and the application trademark in the database of the trademark office from the date of inquiry. The result is not legally valid. It is only a reference, not the basis for the approval or rejection of the application by the trademark office.

Trademark enquiry is a professional job. You can also entrust us to inquire about it. We will reply you on a working day.

1, provide trademark names (including: text, English, numerals, Pinyin and graphics)

2, provide specific

Name or

And by our staff, we categorized the categories and groups.

3. The approval of the trademark name (after the specific operation of the staff, the result will be communicated to the trademark applicant).

(two) provide valid proof of the trademark applicant.

A, business application to provide a copy of the business license, and the official seal.

B, the application of the natural person to provide the photocopy of the ID card and the relevant license (magnification and clarity) and the corresponding copy of the business license of the individual business owner or the relevant license.

Natural persons should also provide autographs.

C, at the same time, should provide accurate address, zip code, and the addressee.

So that we can send out relevant documents in time.

(three) handle specific matters concerning trademarks

1. A trademark application and proxy letter issued by the staff member will be signed or sealed by the trademark applicant.

2, apply for payment.

3, submit a trademark registration application to the trademark office.

(four) examination of the form of trademark registration

Trademark form examination (15 days or so), trademark form examination refers to whether the registration authorities of trademark registration apply to the registration of trademarks and procedures are in conformity with the provisions of the law. If it is in conformity with the provisions of the law, the censorship organization shall edit the application number, determine the application date, and issue the "Notice of acceptance of registration".

Establishing the date of application is very important. Since the application of trademark registration in China is based on the principle of first application, once the date of application has become the legal basis for determining the trademark right, the date of application for trademark registration shall be based on the date of receipt of the application form by the trademark office.

(five) substantive examination of trademark registration

Trademark substantive review (about 10 months), the substantive examination of trademark is the inspection carried out by the trademark registration authority in respect of whether the application for trademark registration is consistent with the trademark law. Data retrieval, analysis and comparison, investigation and research, and decision to give a series of activities such as preliminary approval or rejection of application.

(six) Notice of initial registration of trademark registration

The first notice of trademark (3 months) refers to the decision of allowing the registration of trademark registration to be allowed to comply with the relevant provisions of the trademark law after examination.

It will be announced in the trademark notice.

No one has raised objection within three months from the date of preliminary verification of the trademark, and the trademark shall be registered, and the registration notice shall be published, and the registration certificate shall be issued.

Except for the first 3 months, the other time is the estimated time, because the law does not specify the completion time of the trademark review, and the final completion time of the Trademark Office shall prevail.