What is the date of trademark registration announcement?

With the continuous development of the country's economic construction, new products are being born on the market every day, and people's awareness of safeguarding their own legitimate rights and interests is becoming more and more perfect. Before a new product is launched, everyone will think of registering a trademark for this product to prevent If your products are copied or imitated by others, you will suffer huge losses. Today, Zhongshan Lawyers will also tell you about the date of Trademark registration announcement.

1. What is the date of announcement of trademark registration

Trademark registration is a kind of trademark law program. The trademark registration applicant submits an application, and after review by the Trademark Office, a preliminary review and announcement will be made. If no one raises an objection within three months or the objection is ruled to be invalid, the trademark will be registered and effective, protected by law, and the trademark registrant will enjoy the trademark. exclusive rights. It takes about one to one and a half years from application to approval of registration for a trademark. Validity Period of a Registered Trademark A registered trademark is valid for ten years, starting from the date of approval of registration. If the registered trademark expires and you need to continue to use it, you can apply for trademark renewal registration.

II. Time Period

Estimated time period for trademark registration application Starting from 2011, the review cycle for trademark registration applications may be shortened to about one and a half years. The current status of the application cycle is as follows:

1. It takes about 1 month for the Trademark Office to issue the "Notice of Acceptance of Trademark Registration Application".

2. It will take about 6 months to complete the formal review. At present, the Trademark Office first issues a "Notice of Acceptance" after receiving a trademark registration application submitted by an applicant, and then conducts a formal review. Therefore, receiving the "Notice of Acceptance" does not mean that the trademark registration application will be accepted by the Trademark Office. Only if you do not receive the "Notice of Acceptance of Trademark Registration Application" from the Trademark Office within about 6 months can the trademark registration be proved. The application was officially accepted by the Trademark Office.

3. It will take about 12 months to enter the substantive examination process. The trademark registration application documents will be distributed to specific examiners in order according to different categories and review progress, and the substantive examination will begin. ;

4. It will take about 24 to 30 months for the annual substantive review to be completed, and the preliminary review and approval of the pre-scheduled trademark announcement time and announcement period; preliminary The "Notice of Preliminary Examination and Rejection of Trademark Registration Application" will be printed and issued to the applicant for approval and rejection.

5. The "Preliminary Approval Announcement of Trademark Registration Application" will be published in the "Trademark Announcement" about three months after the completion of the substantive examination for a trademark that has been initially reviewed and approved. The announcement period is three months.

6. Three months after the preliminary approval announcement period, no one raises any objection to the trademark (if an objection is raised, the trademark will automatically enter the opposition procedure) , published the "Trademark Approval and Registration Announcement" in the "Trademark Announcement". From the next day of the announcement, the trademark registration was successful.

7. The "Trademark Registration Certificate" will be issued approx.mately 1 to 2 months after the registration announcement.

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