Applicants for trademark registration must be individual industrial and commercial households with business licenses or companies with basic trademark registration qualifications; And patent application, that is, there is no age limit, no position, no gender limit. As long as an individual has a novel creation or idea and puts it into practice, it can generate value and can also be used in industrial production, and this invention can be authorized to become a patent. One of the differences between them is that the applicants are different.
Difference 2: The difference between the accepting department and the authorization process.
Although both trademarks and patents need to go through the steps of retrieval, approximate inquiry, examination and authorization, their acceptance departments and examination details in the process are far from each other. Trademark registration is accepted by the Trademark Office, and patent applications are accepted by the Patent Office or China National Intellectual Property Administration. Most people who confuse trademark registration with patent application don't understand their true meaning.
Difference 3: the way and place of authorization for later use are different.
After the trademark is authorized, it is mainly to protect the brand of the company it belongs to. For example, between' Six Walnuts' and' Muge Walnuts', the former is a formal commercial commodity and brand, and the latter is put into the market by imitating the former. Therefore, at this time, the registered trademark of the company is the time to play a legal role. There are usually three types of patents, most of which pay more attention to the function, appearance and the breakthrough brought by its originality and novelty technology. The use of long-distance transportation in production, packaging and publicity not only plays a protective role, but also suppresses and hinders competitors.
Difference 4: the authorization time is long and the difference is great.
As far as registered trademarks are concerned, the current time required is about 6 to 10 months, and the application process is quite complicated. For newcomers, it is almost impossible to apply for success at one time. Similarly, patent applications include inventions, utility models and designs. The application time of the latter two is generally about ten months, while the application time of the former is about two to three years. The difficulty of application also varies with different types.