I. application for trademark registration:
1. trademark registration inquiries: inquiries are required to register trademarks contained in Chinese and english. In accordance with the requirements of trademark applicants, inquiries are made to the Trademark Office of China about whether the same or similar trademarks have been registered earlier.
2. design and make trademark drawings.
3., apply for trademark registration.
Two. Procedures required for trademark registration:
1, individuals apply for trademarks only need to submit a copy of identity cards.
2, the company apply for trademark need to submit a copy of business license (copy) (request license number is clear).
3, the registered trademark of the twelve drawings of trademark (length and width of not more than ten cm, not less than five cm)
(1) if the trademark design is color, 11 color drawings and 2 black and white ink copies shall be provided.
(2) if the trademark design is black and white, 12 copies of black and white ink should be provided.
(3) fill in the proxy letter of trademark registration.
Three. The time required for trademark registration:
1. the year after the application was made, the Trademark Office issued a preliminary announcement of the trademark examination and sent the trademark applicant.
2., three months after the date of the application for registration of the trademark, the official trademark registration certificate is issued.
3. time of obtaining the trademark registration certificate: the total time is about fifteen months.
4. time of acceptance of the trademark registration: the certificate of trademark registration shall be issued by the China Trademark Office within 60 days, and you may use it as "TM";
Four. How much is the validity period of a registered trademark?
According to the trademark law, the period of validity of a registered trademark shall be ten years, and shall be counted as of the date of approval. Six months before the expiry of the renewal and can pay renewal fees, each renewal period is ten years. No limit on the number of renewal. If no application is presented in this period, can be given a grace period of 6 months. If it has not been put forward during the grace period for renewal of registration, the Trademark Office shall cancel the registered trademark and make a public announcement.
Five. Application for trademark opposition
The trademark objection is "trademark law" and its rules clear provisions of the legal procedure of public opinion on the preliminary examination and approval for the trademark, for the purpose of justice and openness of trademark rights, improve the quality of the examination of trademark registration.
Trademark objections to the content of a wide range of applications including trademark and preliminary approval of the trademark is identical or similar, including the trademark violation of "trademark law" prohibited clause or trademark is not significant, but also including the applicant does not have the qualifications for application etc..
The trademark objection can be any person that can be the owner of a registered trademark, can also be a non registered trademark, can be both enterprises and institutions, can also be a person, can be legal, or non legal person. The period of trademark opposition shall be preliminarily examined and approved. Within three months from the date of announcement, the date of application for trademark objection shall be subject to the date of the request of the trademark office. The last day of the opposition period is on holidays, which can be postponed to the 1st day after the holiday.
Trademark objection shall be sent to the "trademark objection", in objection to the book to be objection trademark applicants, commodity categories, trademark published preliminary announcement date, the announcement period and the first instance to write clearly.
On the other hand, the respondent may make a plea within the time limit when the other party objects to his trademark registration.