The application for trademark registration and use the basic common sense
● what people can apply for the registration of trademark?
The natural person, legal person or other organization of its production, manufacturing, processing, selection of distribution of goods or the provision of services, intending to acquire the exclusive right, shall apply to the Trademark Office for the registration of trademark.
More than two natural persons, legal persons or other organizations may jointly apply for the registration of the same trademark with the Trademark Office, and jointly enjoy and exercise the right to exclusive use of trademarks.
● trademarks may be composed of which this form?
Any visual sign capable of distinguishing the goods of natural person, legal person or other organization of goods with others, including text, graphics, letters, numerals, three-dimensional symbol and color combination, or any combination of the above, can be registered as trademark.
● goods and services divided into many categories, how to classify the registered trademark?
According to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce Bureau released the latest "similar goods and services to distinguish table 2002 edition", goods and services are divided into 45 categories, and each category in some small class.
In applying for trademark registration, shall report, according to the prescribed classification of goods, the use of the trademark is to be the class of the goods and the name.
Can apply for the registration of the same trademark on goods in different classes, in accordance with the classification of goods shall be filed.
The registered trademark is to be used on other goods of the same class, a new application for registration shall be.
Generally speaking, each small class "is a trademark".
● filing a trademark registration, trademark registration is effective immediately, valid for a period of a few years?
Submitted to the trademark registration formalities, not registered trademark effect, should be to get the "trademark registration certificate" on the date of. Registered trademark is valid for 10 years, effective after the expiration of the registration.
The registered trademark in use, how to properly label?
The use of registered trademarks, in the commodities, packaging, brochures or other attachment marked "registered trademark" or the registration mark.
The registration mark in two ways: one way is the "note" and "○"; second is "?". The use of registered marks, trademarks should be marked in the upper right or lower right corner.
● where you can query the application for registration of a trademark has begun to notice the audit Objection Period?
The trademark registration applicant can directly to the original application for trademark agency (administrative bureau for Industry and Commerce Trademark advertising supervision organs or trademark agency) query, whether in the country and Trademark Office has issued a "trademark gazette" published in.