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How long can I get the trademark certificate after the trademark announcement?

This brand name is generally very short, and this can only explain the characteristics of a certain aspect of the goods, which is a convenience for users. This is also in line with the relevant provisions of trademark registration. The trademark law has some strict regulations on this. I have compiled the following contents to answer your questions, hoping to help you.

How long can I get the trademark certificate after the trademark announcement?

The announcement period of a trademark is generally 3 months, and a trademark certificate can be obtained after the expiration. Trademark application still has a certain strict process. Trademark application procedures:

1. Ask about the trademark first. If there is no identical or similar trademark in advance, you can make application documents and submit the application.

2. About 1 month after the application is submitted, the Trademark Office will send you an application acceptance notice (this period is called the formal examination stage).

3. After the formal review is completed, it will take about 1 year to 1 year and a half to enter the substantive review stage.

The Trademark Law stipulates that the following marks shall not be used as trademarks:

(1) identical with or similar to the national name, national flag, national emblem, military flag and medal of People's Republic of China (PRC), and identical with the names and graphics of specific place names or landmark buildings where the central state organs are located;

(2) identical with or similar to the name, national flag, national emblem or military flag of a foreign country, except as agreed by the government of that country;

(3) identical with or similar to the name, flag and emblem of an intergovernmental international organization, except with the consent of the organization or not easily misleading the public;

(4) identical with or similar to the official marks and inspection marks indicating the implementation of control and guarantee, unless authorized;

(5) identical with or similar to the names and symbols of the Red Cross and Red Crescent;

(six) with ethnic discrimination;

(seven) exaggerated propaganda and deception;

(eight) harmful to socialist morality or other adverse effects. Geographical names of administrative divisions at or above the county level or foreign geographical names well known to the public shall not be used as trademarks. But the place names are other meaning or used as collective trademarks and certificates.

Unless the picture indicates the components of the trademark; Registered trademarks using geographical names shall remain valid. Trademarks approved for registration by the Trademark Office are registered trademarks, including commodity trademarks, service trademarks, collective trademarks and certification trademarks; Trademark registrants enjoy the exclusive right to use trademarks and are protected by law. A collective trademark refers to a sign registered in the name of a group, association or other organization and used by members of the organization in business activities to show the membership of users in the organization. A certification trademark refers to a mark controlled by an organization with the ability to supervise goods or services and used by units or individuals outside the organization to prove the origin, raw materials, manufacturing methods, quality or other specific qualities of the goods or services.

In the face of some commercial fields, trademarks are complete, including words, graphics, letters, numbers, three-dimensional signs and some color combinations, or some patterns. This kind is very rich, and the relevant regulations are introduced in detail above.