It turns out that trademarks can also be bought and sold.

People who don’t know much about trademarks，Maybe you don’t know that trademarks can be bought and sold?，So today Yushang Hong Kong Information Communication - let’s talk to you about trademark transfer.。one、Why is there a trademark transfer?

1. Everyone has a demand for trademarks. If you register a trademark now，It will take more than a year，even longer，And some companies can't wait such a long time，In this case，Trademark transfer is very much in demand。
2. Trademark registration is difficult and the components of a trademark are limited.，Therefore, the trademarks composed of these elements are also limited.，At present, there are more than 10 million registered trademarks in our country.。Moreover, trademark registration cannot overlap with an already registered trademark.，This shows how difficult it is to register a trademark.。two、How to proceed with trademark transfer：
3. Contract transfer；
4. Succession transfer；
5. Transfers due to administrative orders。

The trademark transfers we often talk about are basically contractual transfers in the form of compensation.，Most trademark transactions on the market are also transferred in the form of contracts.。The second and third types are not transactional in nature.。three、Trademark transfer details：

1. Before signing the transfer agreement，You can call the notary office to verify，See if the trademark can be used、transferred。
2. When purchasing a trademark，Be sure to verify the legitimacy of the trademark agency，In case you meet a liar，Even if you go to court and sue them，It will also be abandoned because there is no way to submit the litigation materials.，Then it’s really a dumb person who eats Coptis chinensis，I can't tell you the pain。

Formal agencies will register on the official website of the Trademark Office，All can be found，The operation is as follows：a. Enter the official website of China Trademark Office，Click on Trademark Agent，Then click on the total list of registered agents；b. Enter the agency name，Just came out。

1. When purchasing a trademark, pay attention to check whether there is an item in the trademark transfer agreement that will provide a full refund if the trademark is not successfully transferred.，In order to prevent some trademark entrusting agencies from signing a trademark transfer agreement，Breaking one's word；
2. When buying a trademark，It is necessary to confirm the authenticity of the trademark certificate，Also check the validity period of the trademark certificate。

Once a trademark is successfully registered, it is protected for 10 years.，You can pass his registration time，To calculate the protection period；

1. Check whether the trademark was rejected when it was registered，Has the trademark encountered cancellation of three-year inapplicability applications, trademark invalidity, etc.；
2. Trademark registration is territorial，Those registered in China are only valid within China.，If you want to have trademark ownership in China，Then the trademark must be approved and registered in China。

Four、Trademark transfer process：

1. After verifying the transferor's trademark information, both parties must sign a transfer contract to complete the transfer of the trademark.，But if there are problems with the transferred trademark，Will harm one's own interests，So before signing the contract，You should check whether there is any problem with the trademark，Trademark assignees should check the China Trademark Network，Conduct comprehensive trademark searches；
2. Shuangfa signs a trademark transfer contract before the official transfer，The trademark transferee and the trademark transferor should jointly sign a trademark transfer contract，Details of the transferred trademark need to be stated in the contract，transfer of trademark

cost

，The date when the contract comes into effect，And both parties need to sign and seal it；

1. Submission of trademark transfer materials After both parties complete the trademark transfer contract，Trademark assignees and trademark transferors need to submit application transfer trademark information to the Trademark Office、supporting documents、Trademark transfer application、Copy of trademark assignee’s business license；
2. Wait for the Trademark Office’s reply after receiving the trademark transferor’s and transferee’s applications.，An approved trademark transfer certificate will be issued to both parties within 6-8 months.，The date marked on the certificate is the effective date of trademark transfer。

five、Documents required for trademark transfer：

1. "Transfer Application/Registered Trademark Application Form"；
2. Copy of identity certificate of transferor and transferee；
3. To entrust an agent, the "Authorization Letter" issued by the transferor and the transferee respectively shall be submitted.，If handled directly at the acceptance hall, submit the original and copy of the ID card of the person in charge of the transferee.；
4. Applying for transfer，Relevant supporting documents should also be submitted；
5. Application documents must be in a foreign language，A Chinese translation signed and confirmed by the translation agency should also be provided.。

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