Procedures and materials for trademark registration of self-employed enterprises

1、 What is the trademark registration process for self-employed enterprises?

1. Formal review

The paper Acceptance Notice shall be issued after the specified time limit from the date when the Trademark Office receives the application documents, and the receipt of the paper Acceptance Notice shall prove that the application documents have passed the formal examination of the Trademark Office and enter the substantive examination stage.

2. Substantive examination

Substantive examination

After the acceptance of the notification, the substantive examination is completed, and if the substantive examination is passed, the Trademark Office shall issue a preliminary examination and approval announcement.

3. Request for review

In the process of trademark registration, if the applicant is not satisfied with the rejection of the trademark registration application by the Trademark Office, he/she can apply to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board for reexamination. The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board will make a final decision on whether to grant registration or not, and notify the applicant in writing. If the party concerned is not satisfied with the opposition ruling of the Trademark Office, he may apply to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board for reexamination. The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board shall make a final decision and notify the parties in writing.

4. Announcement of preliminary examination

If no objection is raised at the expiration of the preliminary examination and approval announcement, the Trademark Office will issue a registration announcement, which will prove that the trademark has been approved and the trademark applicant has obtained the exclusive right to use the trademark.

2、 What materials do individual businesses need to register trademarks?

1. Business license of the company (individual business)

2. Selected commodity name (including physical commodity and service commodity)

3. Contact information, address, telephone, contact person, etc

4. Trademark pattern (color pictures are required for designated colors)

3、 Is the business scope of registered trademarks of individual businesses restricted?

The Trademark Office will no longer examine whether the scope of goods or services declared by individual businesses when applying for trademark registration is within their approved business scope. If the applicant holds a new version of the business license of self-employed industrial and commercial households that does not record the business scope information to handle trademark applications, he/she will no longer submit the certification materials about the business scope downloaded and printed from the website designated by the registration authority.