What does foreign trademark registration mean?

Trademark is a specialized legal term. After a brand or part of a brand is registered by the relevant government departments in accordance with the law, it is called a "trademark". What does foreign trademark registration mean? Regarding this question, the editor of Legal Savior Network has compiled relevant information and will answer it for you below.

What is foreign trademark registration?

Trademark foreign registration generally refers to Madrid international trademark registration.

There are two ways for applicants to apply for registered trademarks abroad. One way is to register country by country, that is, apply for registration to the trademark authorities of each country; the other is Madrid international registration of trademarks, that is, according to the Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks (hereinafter referred to as the "Madrid Agreement") or the Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks. Trademark registrations between member states of the Madrid Union in accordance with the provisions of the Protocol Relevant to the Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the "Madrid Protocol").

What is the procedure for foreign-related trademark registration

1. Preparations before registration

(1) Understand the relevant situation. Mainly, you should understand the trademark laws and regulations of the relevant countries and the actual practices of the registration authorities. For example, what is the trademark registration process?Adopt the first-to-apply or first-to-use principle, registration procedures and application documents, which marks cannot be registered as trademarks, commodity classification tables, payment of fees, etc.; trademark inquiry, that is, for the registered trademarks on the goods (services) you intend to register Understand the customs and taboos of the country concerned, so as to avoid being rejected because the trademark you apply for registration is the same as or similar to the trademark previously registered by others; if the pattern of the trademark you apply for registration is taboo, you will not be able to obtain registration. If it is based on the customs of that country, If the pattern used as a trademark is not popular, the products using the trademark will not have good market prospects.

(2) Hire an agent. Countries generally stipulate that when foreigners apply for trademark registration, they need to entrust a domestic agent to act for them. In fact, there are many benefits to hiring an agent, because the agent is familiar with the trademark legal system and registration procedures of the country and can provide valuable reference opinions to the applicant so that the trademark registration can proceed smoothly.

(3) Prepare application documents and related materials . Countries have strict requirements for registration application documents, and some also require relevant supporting materials. Application documents and related materials must be prepared as required to ensure the success of the application.

2. Application method

(1) International registration through the Madrid Agreement and the relevant protocols of the Madrid Agreement.

(2) Apply separately through an agent. To apply for trademark registration in a non-Madrid Agreement and Madrid Protocol member country, apply separately through an agent.

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