Can I add new categories to the trademark registration?

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If the application for the registered class of the trademark has been filed or the trademark is approved for registration, the class cannot be added, but only the class can be deleted, and this does not fall within the scope of change.

Article 23 of the Trademark Law stipulates that if a registered trademark needs to obtain the exclusive right to use the trademark on goods outside the approved scope of use, a separate application for registration shall be filed. So if you want to add a category, you can only apply again.

You can't add new ones, but you can apply for other categories of protection.

Trademark registrations can be added at any time, as long as there are no previous registrations of the same or similar.

The trademark registration process and cycle are as follows:

1. Determine the content and category of the trademark;

2. Conduct a detailed trademark search;

3. Sign the first entrustment contract;

4. Prepare materials and submit applications;

5. Receive the "Notice of Trademark Acceptance", with a cycle of about half a month to 1 month;

6. Obtain the "Trademark Registration Certificate", with a cycle of about 1 year to 1 and a half years.

The trademark registration is valid for 10 years, and the trademark renewal application needs to be processed 6 months before the expiration, which can be renewed for 10 years, and if it continues to be used after expiration, it can be renewed.

Legal basis] Article 22 of the Trademark Law stipulates that the applicant for trademark registration shall fill in the category and 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. The application for trademark registration and other relevant documents may be submitted in writing or in the form of data messages.

Hello! General process of trademark registration:

Trademark search - preparation and submission of trademark registration application documents - trademark formal examination - issuance of trademark acceptance notice - trademark substantive examination - trademark announcement - issuance of trademark certificate.

Specific cycle: 1. The 1st-3rd month is the book-type review stage, and the acceptance notice (electronic version) will be issued after passing;

2. The 4th-9th month is the substantive examination stage (trademark risk examination), and the preliminary examination announcement period will be entered if the substantive examination is passed (if there is a risk, the "Trademark Rejection Notice" will be issued);

3. The announcement period of the preliminary examination is 3 months, and if there is no objection during the announcement period, the registration will be approved, and the certificate will be printed on a scheduled basis;

4. The process of applying for trademark registration takes about 12-14 months.

Ikyu Intellectual Property answers for you.

Domestic trademark registration process:

If there is no identical or similar trademark, the application documents can be prepared and submitted; (Professional).

About 3 months after the application is submitted, the Trademark Office will issue a letter of acceptance; After the completion of the formal examination stage, the substantive examination is completed, which takes about 9 months.

If the substantive examination is passed, the announcement procedure (opposition period) will be entered for about 3 months;

After the expiration of the announcement period, no one raises an objection before the registration certificate can be obtained.

The trademark registration process should first determine the category that needs to be registered, determine the trademark name, and after it is determined, go to the Trademark Office to check and judge whether it is possible, you can register and prepare relevant information, design the trademark font, submit the application for acceptance, review the announcement, and receive the certificate. The time is to submit the application for about 20 days under the notice of acceptance, about six months to enter the announcement period or rejection, the announcement period is three months, and the certificate is issued one month after the expiration of the period.

First of all, determine the category, commodity items, trademark design, business license of individual industrial and commercial households or business license of the company, and then submit the registration, and the registration time is about one year.

The overall process of trademark registration

Trademark search (within 1 day) Preparation of application documents (within 1 day) Submission of application (within 1 day) Payment of trademark registration fee Trademark Formal Examination (1 month) Issuance of Trademark Acceptance Notice Trademark Substantive Examination (6 months) Trademark Announcement (3 months) Issuance of trademark certificate.

1. Determinant: Trademark Law.

The Trademark Law expressly stipulates some circumstances under which it cannot be registered, such as Articles 10, 11 and 12 of the Trademark Law, which clearly list the circumstances under which it may not be registered.

2. Trademark Examination and Trial Standards

Trademark Examination and Trial Standards" is for all examiners of the Trademark Office, the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board, and the Trademark Examination Collaboration Center to implement in the course of trademark examination and the trial of trademark cases. The judgment of the trademark examiner of the Trademark Office on the distinctiveness and similarity of the trademark is based on this.

3. Blind period for trademark inquiry.

After filing an application for trademark registration, the staff of the Trademark Office will conduct a formal examination, and the eligible trademarks will be entered into the database. However, there is a huge number of trademarks applied for across the country, and it may be 3-4 months after the application is filed when the applied trademark is entered into the system and publicized. This period of 3-4 months is called the blind screening period.

The blind search period is like a fog, and I don't know how many trademarks that cannot be searched are piled up in it. Therefore, when you file your application, there may be a large number of trademarks with the same trademark as you have already entered the fog of blind search, and you have no way of knowing. In the end, only the trademark with the earliest application time can be entered into the system, and the rest will not pass the substantive examination.

4. The subjective factors of the auditor.

Subjective factors such as differences in the examiner's information, cognition, and personal thinking determine that the same case will have different examination results.