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China trademark registration
14-04-03

A trademark is an applicant who is making their own goods or services with others, to distinguish goods or services , and service marks used on the goods or their packaging by the text, graphics , letters, numbers , three-dimensional signs and color combinations , as well as a visible sign of the combination of these elements constituted .

    
Approved by the Trademark Office as a trademark trademark registration , trademark registration once granted , it marks the applicant obtained the exclusive right to the trademark and protected by law.

Logo design matters should be excluded
1 with the People's Republic of China in the name of the country , the same flag, national emblem , flag, medals or similar , and the name of the name with the central government agencies are located in a specific location or landmark , graphical same ;
(2) the name of the same foreign country , flag, national emblem , the same or similar to the flag, but except with the consent of the Government ;
3 names of international intergovernmental organizations , flags , emblems identical or similar , except that the organizations agree unlikely to mislead the public;
4 and shows that the implementation of control , be assured the official logo , testing the same or similar mark, but other than authorized ;
5 with the " Red Cross ", " Red Crescent " name, logo identical or similar ;
6 with ethnic discriminatory ;
7 exaggerated advertising and deceptive ;
8 detrimental to socialist morals or customs, or have other adverse effects .
9 above the county level administrative division names or foreign names known to the public shall not be used as trademarks . However, the place names have other meanings or as a collective mark or certification mark except part ; using names registered trademark continue to be valid .

Trademark Application Rules
1 Where two or more applicants for trademark registration in the same or similar goods on the same or similar trademark application for registration , application for preliminary approval and announcement earlier trademark ; same day the application, preliminary approval Notice the use of the earlier mark and dismissed the other person's application shall not be published ;
2 for preliminary approval of the trademark , since within three months from the date of publication , any person may file an objection. Notice expired without objection , to be approved for registration , trademark registration certificate issued shall be published . Reject the application for trademark , not announced, the Trademark Office shall notify the applicant for trademark registration ;
3 . Trademark registration applicant is dissatisfied , he may receive , within fifteen days from the date of notification to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board for review , a decision by the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board and notify the applicant in writing .

Trademark registration priority
A trademark registration from the date on which the applicant first filed in a foreign trademark application for trademark registration within six months , and in China with the same trademark application for registration , in accordance with the agreement on the same product signed with Chinese or foreign joint participation in international treaties or in accordance with the principle of mutual recognition of priority, priority ;
2 mark on the Chinese government-sponsored or recognized international exhibition of goods on display for the first time , since the date of the exhibition within six months , the applicant for registration of the trademark can be given priority ;
3 application priority shall make a written declaration made at the time of application for trademark registration and submit a copy of the first filed an application for registration of a trademark or the name of the exhibition documents within three months of their goods in the display evidence of the use of the trademark goods , exhibition dates and other documents ; did not submit a written statement or fails to submit a copy of the trademark registration application documents , priority shall be deemed not required .

Trademark Application Process

1 trademark search ;
2 entrusted ;
(3) making the trademark application documents ;
4 Trademark Notice ;
5 receiving notice ;
6 to submit an application ;
7 trademark license ;
8 . Trademark approval.


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