-hearing is actually a pre-legislative procedure, which is set up in many countries in the common law system. This will be described in detail below.
Will American trademarks become more and more expensive?
Probably, at least until the results of the review and hearing come out.
In the past two years, many countries have revised the official fees for trademark applications, such as Russia, Benelux Economic Union, Canada and Cambodia, but it is certainly not a one-sided increase. Many countries have also taken measures to reduce official expenses, such as Uruguay and China. However, the high probability of this adjustment in the United States is price increase, and the specific content needs to wait and see.
On American Hearing System
I. Function and significance:
The hearing system in the United States is a system that effectively protects social public interests and citizens' private rights and makes compromise a social "lubricant". On the one hand, it makes public decision-making and social governance more standardized by absorbing the interests and willingness of all parties to participate in social public affairs; On the other hand, it can ease social contradictions, reduce social conflicts, maintain social stability, coordinate the forces of all parties, and promote the diversification and democratization of social public activities.
Second, the hearing preparation:
In the process of legislation in the United States, a bill can only be submitted to the Congress or local legislature for deliberation after it has been examined and agreed by the sub-committee of the Congress or local legislature and the American administrative department. Therefore, the legislative hearing is convened by a subcommittee of the US Congress or the executive branch. Once the relevant departments agree to hold a hearing, they will announce to the media the time, place, topics and rules for holding a public hearing, arrange the participants of the hearing and prepare relevant materials.
A quorum is required to hold a hearing.
Third, the hearing procedure:
At the hearing, the chairman will make a public statement introducing the purpose, theme and significance of the hearing. Then introduce the hearing personnel and hold the oath ceremony. Hearing people can only make an overview speech when expounding their views, and then accept questions from the hearing Committee for 5 minutes. But at present, it is often after all the hearing personnel have finished their statements that the hearing personnel are asked questions. The whole hearing process must be made public through news media such as radio and television, unless the hearing involves national security.
Four. Follow-up to the hearing
After the hearing, all the transcripts of the hearing shall be checked and signed by the parties. According to the speech of the hearing person and the written materials submitted by the witness to the Committee, a hearing report is formed. Whether it is the materials submitted by the hearing personnel, or the hearing transcripts and reports, it provides an important basis for the passage or repeal of the bill, and also provides a basis for investigating the legislative intention in the future.
On the basis of the hearing, the members of the hearing committee shall formulate or amend the draft law and submit it to the National Assembly or local legislature for deliberation together with the hearing report.