1. What are the trademark registration fees?
Trademark registration fees It is 300 yuan (limited to 10 products in this category. For more than 10 products, for each product exceeding 1, an additional 30 yuan will be charged for each product).
Legal basis: Contents of the "Announcement on Adjusting the Fee Standards for Trademark Registration":
The standard fee for trademark registration is 300 yuan (limited to 10 products in this category. For more than 10 products, for each product exceeding 1, an additional 30 yuan will be charged for each product).
That is: the official fee for one trademark application is 300 yuan. You can choose 10 categories of goods or services. If there are less than 10 categories, the official fee is still 300 yuan. , the excess of more than 10 categories will be charged an official fee of 30 yuan/category.
If a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the matter, the applicant shall pay the trademark registration certificate official fee and agency fee to the trademark agency, and the trademark registration certificate fee charged by the Trademark Office Deducted from the trademark agency's advance payment.
2. How to register a trademark
1. Full class registration According to the classification principle of goods and services, there are currently a total of 45 classes of goods and services, and trademark registration is registered by class. When a trademark is registered in a certain class, the trademark is protected in that class, but is not protected in the other 44 unregistered classes (exceptions). Therefore, in order for the trademark to have the exclusive right to use (ie be protected) in any field, it should be registered in all categories.
Especially when the company operates many projects or prepares to invest in more fields,Full class registration is particularly important. Some companies believe that the current scale is not large and there is no need to register all categories. However, in fact, by the time the company needs to make diversified investments to share risks to make its brand bigger and stronger, other categories have already been registered by others. This is not good for It has a very negative impact on the development of enterprises.
2. An alternative to full-class registration—copyright registration. my country’s Trademark Law stipulates that trademark registration shall not conflict with prior rights. Prior rights include copyright. As for graphic trademarks, trademark applicants all enjoy the copyright of the graphic. After registering the copyright, when it is discovered that others have registered trademarks for the graphic in other categories, they can file an objection or cancel the registration application based on the copyright they enjoy. .
3. Comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of full-class registration and copyright registration
1. Compared with the cost, the cost of full-class registration is higher, which is why many companies give up full-class registration. Moreover, trademarks have a ten-year term, and the renewal fees after expiration are also high. The cost of copyright registration is low, equivalent to the cost of registering a trademark, and the copyright term is 50 years without renewal.
2. Trademarks registered in all categories have the most complete functions. When others register identical or similar trademarks in other categories, the Trademark Office will directly Such registration applications can be rejected based on the first-to-file principle. For copyright-registered graphic trademarks, the Trademark Office will not actively monitor whether the graphic has been registered as copyright. Only when the copyright owner files an objection or revocation will the registration application be rejected or revoked at the request of the copyright owner. Moreover, the claim of prior rights will be accepted by the Trademark Office only if the graphics are completely identical. There are certain risks in claiming copyright when they are similar.
The above is the relevant explanation of the trademark registration fee standards. Generally, there are two methods of trademark registration: full class registration and copyright registration. Full class registration is the registration of trademarks according to the classification of goods and services, while copyright registration refers to trademark registration by applying for copyright. The price for all types of registration will be correspondingly higher, but the corresponding security will be the highest.
With the improvement of my country's social innovation and technology level, the number of trademark registrations in our country is also growing. At this time, we should pay attention to the relevant laws and regulations. , protect your trademark rights and interests when necessary. I hope the above content can be helpful to you. If you have other questions, you can click the button below for consultation, or go to the Legal Savior website to consult a professional lawyer.
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