Trademark registration: first search and then register，Get twice the result with half the effort

Trademark registration is a long process，It will take at least a year，If your trademark application is rejected，That will take longer，So how to reduce the chance of trademark rejection? Trademark search is an important step。

one、Check before registering a trademark，why?Searching before trademark registration is a very important step，Although it does not mean that trademark registration will be successful after trademark inquiry (because trademark inquiry can only query trademark information that has been recorded in the trademark database，Trademarks that are currently being registered or are about to be registered cannot be searched.，This period is the so-called trademark search blind period)，However, pre-registration inquiries can also allow trademark registration applicants to reduce the risks that may be encountered during trademark registration.，Thereby improving the success rate of trademark registration，This can also reduce the manpower and material resources spent on trademark registration and the application time for trademark registration.。

a. The importance of conducting trademark searches：1.If you haven’t conducted a trademark search, register a trademark.，Then if you are too close to someone else, you will be rejected.，And submitted the registration

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nor return，causing certain economic losses；

1. If your trademark is maliciously registered，Then if it is discovered early, you can file an objection during the objection announcement period.，Otherwise, you will not be able to file an objection if you miss the objection announcement period.；
2. Conduct trademark searches in advance，This can effectively prevent the risk of cross-category similarity.；
3. Before promoting a product name as a trademark，If you do not conduct a trademark search in advance，It is possible that the product has already invested a lot of publicity

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，But I learned that the trademark has been registered，Isn’t it just that I made wedding clothes for others in vain?。

b. How to make trademark search more accurate：

1. Trademarks should be as original as possible，In this way, even if there is a blind period in trademark search，The chance of trademark rejection is also relatively small；
2. Choose a formal trademark registration agency，Because regular institutional trademark search work is handled by dedicated personnel，They have rich experience，Submit an application based on their query for modifications to the original trademark，Thereby reducing the coefficient of trademark registration failure；
3. Search through the China Trademark Office，Get accurate query results。

two、trademark

Registration process

：

1. Trademark inquiry (within 2 days)；
2. Application document preparation (within 3 days)；
3. Submit application (within 2 days)；
4. Pay for trademark registration

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；

1. Trademark form review、Issuance of trademark acceptance notice (1 month)；
2. Trademark is subject to review (12 months)；
3. Trademark announcement (3 months)；
4. Issuing a trademark certificate (it takes about 14-18 months in total)。

three、Trademark registration

cost

:register

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Charge by category and quantity，Each trademark per class

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All different。

1. General trademark registration costs 300 yuan per item (valid for ten years，including ten years

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，Domestic companies or individuals，Among them, the state fee is 300 yuan)；2. 代理机构网报 一般商标每件1500元（十年有效期，including ten years

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，Domestic companies or individuals，Among them, the state fee is 800 yuan)；3.Collective trademarks and certification marks cost 3,000 yuan each (valid for ten years，including ten years

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，Foreign companies or individuals，Among them, the state fee is 3,000 yuan)。

at last，If a trademark registration is refused，But not satisfied with the decision to reject it，The applicant is allowed to renew the complete submission to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Committee of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce within half a month from the date of acceptance of the rejection notice.、written in a regular manner，Generally, the acceptance notice will be returned to the applicant by registered mail in about a quarter.。

If the trademark registration application is handled by a trademark agency,，The Trademark Office will mail the acceptance notice to the trademark company to apply for review.，In other words, if a trademark registration is rejected, there is an opportunity to submit it for review.。上海誉商，位于上海浦东陆家嘴，是一家专门代理注册公司，Has more than ten years of experience in industrial and commercial and trademark management，We have an excellent team、Professional and efficient team，Over the years, we have successfully registered and represented many companies.。

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