Can a trademark be applied for copyright registration?

Our company is very likely to apply for a Trademark because of some of the company's interests. The trademark application may take a long time, up to several months. So after applying for the trademark, can we also apply for Copyright registration? Below, in order to help everyone better understand the relevant legal knowledge, the editor of Legal Savior Network has compiled the following content. I hope it will be helpful to you.

Can trademarks be applied for copyright registration?

Yes.

According to Article 31 of the current Trademark Law Article 1 stipulates that “Application for trademark registration shall not damage the existing prior Rights of others, nor shall it be used to preemptively register a trademark that has been used by others and has certain influence by unfair means.", This prior right includes various rights, including Trademark Rights, copyrights, patent rights, trade name rights, etc. If Your graphic LOGO has applied for copyright registration, and you find that someone has applied for a trademark for your graphic LOGO in other categories, you can file an objection or invalidity declaration against the trademark, so that the other party's trademark cannot be approved for registration.

However, if the copyright ownership is unclear, the trademark may encounter copyright disputes over the trademarked works during the registration Process, causing trouble. Only copyright registration of a trademark is the most effective and convenient way to avoid it. If you apply for a trademark and register the copyright at the same time, you can ensure that the copyright and trademark rights of the trademark belong to you. In this case, no one can dispute the copyright ownership with you.

The above content is the relevant answer. It is best to apply for copyright registration for the trademark we are applying for, so that we can better protect our own rights. During the copyright registration process, more rights can be protected. If you have other legal questions, you can consult the relevant lawyers on the Legal Savior Network.