How to register a trademark abroad, what is the specific process and how long does it take

There are two main ways for applicants to apply for registered trademarks abroad: one is to register them one by one, that is, to apply for registration with the trademark authorities of each country respectively; One is the Madrid international trademark registration, which is the registration of a trademark between the member states of the Madrid Union in accordance with the provisions of the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (hereinafter referred to as the "Madrid Agreement") or the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (hereinafter referred to as the "Madrid Protocol"). When we talk about international trademark registration, we usually mean Madrid international trademark registration.

1) Entrust a nationally recognized trademark agency to handle it.

2) The applicant submits the application to the Trademark Office on his/her own.

Preparation of application documents Submission of application documents to the International Registry of the Trademark Office Payment of registration fees in accordance with the provisions of the Notice of Fees Collection of the International Registration Certificate.

List of required documents:1) Application for Madrid International Trademark Registration;

2) Application form in foreign language (mm**);

3) A copy of the applicant's qualification certificate, such as a copy of the business license, a copy of the ID card, etc.;

4) A copy of the domestic "Trademark Registration Certificate" or a copy of the "Notice of Acceptance";

5) If the basic registration or application of the trademark has been changed, transferred or renewed in China, a copy of the approval certificate shall be submitted together;

6) If the applicant uses an English name, he or she must provide supporting documents for the use of the English name;

7) If the trademark ** agency is entrusted, the trademark ** power of attorney should also be submitted;

8) If the United States is designated, mm18** shall be submitted together.

The general process of registering a foreign trademark and referring to the registration of a domestic trademark will be different due to the different countries to be registered and the different ways, so the specific process and time will be different, and it needs to be judged according to the actual situation, and the details can be sent privately.

If you are applying for a foreign country by yourself, it is more troublesome, and you need to submit an application in person to the foreign State Administration for Industry and Commerce for review;

Generally, the application for foreign trademarks is through an intellectual property agency, which is a simple procedure and saves a lot of time;

ZTE) intellectual property agency can apply on behalf of the agent.

The specific process of applying for foreign trademark registration: the parties need to provide identity documents, trademark registration applications, trademark drawings and other materials to the Trademark Office to apply; Publication after examination by the Trademark Office; If there is no objection or the objection is not established, it shall be registered and a trademark registration certificate shall be issued; The applicant can also entrust the trademark ** agency to handle the registration.

Legal basis

Article 22 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China.

The applicant for trademark registration shall fill in the class of goods and the name of the goods using the trademark in accordance with the prescribed commodity classification table, and submit an application for registration. An applicant for trademark registration can apply for the registration of the same trademark in multiple classes of goods through a single application.

Article 28.

For the trademark applied for registration, the Trademark Office shall complete the examination within nine months from the date of receipt of the trademark registration application documents, and if it complies with the relevant provisions of this Law, it shall make a preliminary examination and announcement.

Article 33.

Within three months from the date of publication, the prior right holder or interested party may file an opposition with the Trademark Office if he or she believes that it violates the provisions of Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 13, Paragraphs 2 and 3, Article 15, Paragraph 1 of Article 16, Article 30, Article 31 and Article 32 of the Zen Law, or any person who believes that it violates the provisions of Articles 4, 10, 11, 12 and 19, Paragraph 4 of this Law. If there is no objection to the expiration of the announcement, it shall be approved and registered, and the registration certificate of Shanghe Fool Potato shall be issued and announced.

The way to apply for trademark registration abroad is as follows: the applicant first applies to the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. After receiving the application documents, if the examination procedures for the application documents are complete and the content and format requirements are correct, the Trademark Office will register the application date, the editor will check the application number, calculate the fees to be paid by the applicant, and send the fee to the applicant for approval.

After receiving the approval, the applicant shall pay the fee in full, and the Trademark Office will submit the application for trademark registration to the International Bureau after receiving the full amount of remittance.

Legal basis

Article 25 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China If an applicant for trademark registration files an application for trademark registration in China for the same goods within six months from the date of the first application for trademark registration in several foreign countries, the applicant may enjoy the right of priority in accordance with the agreement signed by the foreign country and China or the international treaty to which China is a party, or in accordance with the principle of mutual recognition of priority. If priority is claimed in accordance with the preceding paragraph, a written statement shall be made at the time of filing the application for trademark registration, and a copy of the first application for trademark registration shall be submitted within three months; If a written statement is not made or a copy of the trademark registration application is not submitted within the time limit, it shall be deemed that no priority is claimed.

International Trademark Registration? What is the application process for international trademark registration? With the advent of the era of economic globalization, many Chinese enterprises have stepped onto the international stage.

However, if a company wants to enter the international arena, it needs to register an international trademark. So what about the international trademark registration in **? There are two ways for an applicant to apply for a registered trademark abroad.

1. One is country-by-country registration, that is, applying for registration with the trademark authorities of each countryOne is the Madrid international trademark registration, that is, the registration of the trademark between the member states of the Madrid Union in accordance with the provisions of the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, hereinafter referred to as the "Madrid Agreement", or the Protocol to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, hereinafter referred to as the "Madmodhaoli Protocol". What we usually refer to as international registration of a trademark refers to the international registration of a trademark in Madrid. When a designated country that grants protection applies for an international trademark registration, each country of protection in the designated country will decide whether or not to grant protection in accordance with its national law.

2. Friends who are familiar with the international protection of trademarks may know one mode of the registration process, that is, Madrid registration. For domestic applicants, the application can be submitted directly to the General Administration of Trademarks, or the application can be submitted to the General Administration of Trademarks by the ** institution. The International Department of the Directorate-General conducts the formalities examination and transmits it to the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization.

After formal examination, the International Bureau will issue a certificate of international registration and forward the application to the national trademark authority designated by the applicant for protection. Therefore, some people in the industry often say that the international registration certificate issued by the International Bureau is similar to the notice of acceptance of the domestic car code judgment, and has no direct relationship with whether the trademark can finally be approved and protected in various countries.

3. At the same time, there is a different publication procedure in the process for Madrid international registrations. In some cases, the opposition period is calculated from the date of publication by the International Bureau to the first day of the following month, and is not published after national examination; Some countries belong to the International Bureau, which will be announced after the national examination. Therefore, the applicant must find out which mode the country is in when filing an opposition, so as not to miss the opposition period.

When applying for an international trademark, the information needs to be submitted to the Trademark Office to get the burial of the international division. The Trademark Office then conducts a trial and publicizes it. Log in regularly** to check your progress.

1. The applicant submits the late and international registration application to the national trademark office;

2. The trademark office of the country shall transmit the application for international registration to the International Bureau of WIPO;

3. Upon receipt of the application, the International Bureau of WIPO shall issue a certificate of international registration of the trademark to the applicant and forward the application to each designated country;

4. After receiving the application, the designated country conducts a substantive examination of the application, and decides whether to accept its request for protection of the trademark within 12 or 18 months, and if it is not rejected after the expiration of the reply period, it means that the trademark is automatically protected in the designated country.

This is to register at the embassy or to the corporate authority. First take the business certificate of the enterprise, and then take your ID card to register and sign.

What is the process and time of international trademark registration? Unless otherwise specified, we often refer to international trademark registrations as Madrid trademark registrations. If a company wants to develop its international business, it is also necessary to consider the registration of a Madrid trademark.

1. Madrid trademark registration process and time.

1. Basic registration application.

In order to register a trademark internationally in Madrid, the applicant's trademark must be a trademark that has already been registered in his country of origin (i.e. his home country) or a trademark that has been notified of acceptance.

2. Submit an application.

The filing date for the international registration of a trademark shall be based on the date on which the application is received by the Trademark Office. If the application formalities are complete and the application documents are filled in in accordance with the regulations, the application number shall be assigned, and the Trademark Office shall send the application documents (in English or French) to the International Bureau within 30 days;

3. Examination by the International Bureau.

The International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) shall register an application for international registration if it considers that the formalities are complete and that the classes and innames of goods and services are correct; If the formalities are deemed incomplete, the registration will be suspended and the Trademark Office will be notified.

The Trademark Office shall notify the applicant or ** person within 15 days from the date of receipt of the notification from the International Bureau that the formalities have been completed; After the examination meets the requirements of the International Bureau, and the application has been or will be submitted to the designated countries for examination, the certificate of international registration of the trademark will be issued, which usually takes about 6 months.

The certificate of international trademark registration is not a certificate that the trademark has been approved for registration; The significance of this is that the international registration number and the date of the international registration are the basis for a series of activities such as subsequent designation, modification, assignment and renewal of the trademark by the applicant.

4. Designated country review.

Whether a trademark can be registered in each designated country is subject to the examination of each designated country.

5. Review by the States of Agreement and the States of the Protocol.

Each country of protection designated at the time of the application for the international registration will decide whether or not to grant protection in accordance with its own national law and will need to declare the refusal to the International Bureau.

If a notification of refusal refusing to grant protection of a mark is not received within 12 months from the State of Agreement or within 18 months from the State of the Protocol within 12 months from the date of international registration, the mark is automatically protected in the State of the Agreement or the State of Agreement.

6. Madrid trademark registration information.

1) A copy of the notice of acceptance or registration certificate in the country.

2) Trademark drawings.

3) Power of attorney for trademarks.

4) Application for International Registration.

What is the international registration process and time? All of it. If you have international trademark registration or purchase needs, you are welcome to consult an intellectual property professional consultant.

International Trademark Registration Process Madrid Trademark Registration.

In today's era of increasing emphasis on intellectual property, it is essential for a company to have a trademark, just as a person has a name. In China, it is possible to register not only domestic trademarks, but also foreign trademarks. To a certain extent, this is also for the purpose of introducing foreign resources and conducting economic exchanges with foreign countries.

So what are the procedures for registering a foreign trademark in China?

First of all, let's take a look at the two ways to register a foreign trademark in China. One is to entrust a nationally recognized trademark agency to handle it, and the agency to be found here must be a nationally recognized trademark agency. Another way is for the applicant to go directly to the Trademark Office to file a trademark application.

These are two ways to register a trademark. So what materials should be submitted when registering a foreign trademark? Specifically, it is necessary to submit an application for international registration in Chinese with an official seal, and it should be noted here that it must be stamped with an official seal.

In addition, it is necessary to prepare a stamped application for international registration in a foreign language, that is, the country in which the application is to be made. In addition, it is necessary to have two drawings of the registered trademark. If the trademark to be applied for is in color, it is necessary to attach two color representations.

According to the previous introduction, there are two ways to register a trademark. If you entrust a nationally recognized trademark agency to handle it through the first way, you need to sign a power of attorney.

This is about some materials that need to be prepared for registering Huibo trademarks in China and its two ways. From the above, we can see that there are actually more materials to prepare, and there are also different materials for different paths. To a certain extent, this is all about ensuring a cohesive process.

In order to apply for a foreign trademark, certain conditions must also be met, and the specific conditions can be searched separately on the Internet for relevant explanations.

To register a foreign trademark in China, you need to find the corresponding ** institution, and about 3 months after submitting the application through the institution, the Trademark Office will issue a notice of application acceptance; Then it enters the substantive examination stage, which takes about 6-10 months; If the substantive examination is qualified, it will enter the 3-month announcement (opposition period), and if no one raises an objection after the expiration of the announcement period, you can get the registration certificate.

First of all, it is necessary to prepare all the relevant materials, such as trademarks, and then passports, as well as applications and registration certificates, and should also prepare business licenses, as well as personal ID cards, household registration books, and related fees, and then go to the industrial and commercial bureau to handle it.