Guide to Trademark Registration

Procedures for trademark registration:
1. Design and determine the design (LOGO) of the trademark to be registered;
Words, graphics, letters, numbers, three-dimensional logos and combinations of colors, as well as combinations of the above elements, may be applied for registration as trademarks.
2, according to the "Similar Goods and services" to determine the trademark to protect the category and specific goods or services;
3. Trademark inquiry;
After determining the goods or services that the trademark needs to be protected, our firm can help the client conduct trademark search, check whether the trademark has been registered by others or whether there are other prior applications or conflicts with other prior rights, and make trademark search reports and give specific suggestions.
4. For formal application, the following materials need to be submitted, and the application form will be prepared by our firm and signed by the client for confirmation:
1. Submit a copy of the applicant's ID card and a copy of the business license;
2, in the name of the company to apply, need to submit a copy of the "business license";
3, in the name of other organizations to apply, need to submit a copy of proof of identity. In the case of schools, it is required to provide the Registration Certificate of Private Non-Enterprise Units.
The Trademark Proxy and Trademark Registration Application shall be prepared by our firm and signed by the client after confirmation.
After the signature is confirmed, the corresponding payment can be submitted to the State Trademark Office for a formal application.
6. After receiving the application form, the Trademark Office shall take the date of receipt of the application form as the application date of the trademark, determine the application number and enter the file, and issue the Notice of Acceptance of Application for Trademark Registration within 30 working days or so to confirm the applicant's information, trademark application number, trademark drawing, designated category, etc. The notice shall be issued to our firm. And my firm will notify the client to claim it.
7. Trademark applications need substantive examination. In accordance with the provisions of the Trademark Law and relevant laws, the Trademark Office shall make a "preliminary announcement" of the trademark in the official journal "Trademark Announcement", and the announcement period shall be three months by law.
8. After the expiration of the initial trial announcement of the trademark, and no objection is raised by others, the Trademark Office again announces the "Trademark Registration Approval Registration Announcement" in the "Trademark Announcement", and issues the "Trademark Registration Certificate", the registration certificate is issued to our firm, and our firm notifies the client to claim it.
The trademark has been approved and registered by the State Trademark Office, and its legal validity period is 10 years, and there is no need to pay any more fees during the 10 years. After the expiration of 10 years, the registration can be renewed, and the validity of each renewal is 10 years.
10. The whole registration cycle is about two years.
Note: The cycle of trademark registration is about two years from the date of application, subject to the review progress of the Trademark Office, and the progress promised by anyone is invalid interpretation.
The main factors affecting the progress of trademark application are: the number of national applications and the progress of substantive examination by the Trademark Office.