(1) Application submission stage (2-5 days)
Prepare and submit all materials required for the application, such as the applicant's Chinese and English materials, trademark samples, product or service names, and use evidence (if any). After submitting the application (2-3 working days), the trademark application number will be issued.
(2) Trademark review stage (5-8 months)
If the application meets the most basic formal requirements, the application will be assigned to an examiner, and the USPTO examiner will examine the sign of the application for registration to see if it is in compliance with the law and conflicts with the registered trademark, and decide whether it can be registered.
(3) Review stage (possible)
If registration is not possible, the examiner will send a letter to the applicant explaining the specific technical or procedural problems, and the applicant must reply within 6 months after receiving the letter, otherwise it will be regarded as giving up the application.
(4) Trademark announcement stage (30 days)
If the examiner has no objection to the trademark applied for registration or the applicant successfully defends it, the trademark will be published in the USPTO trademark announcement (once a week). The announcement period is 30 days, and any third party may raise objections or request an extension of the time for raising objections.
(5) Registration stage
During the period of trademark announcement, if no objection is received, the Trademark Office will approve the registration.
For the intended use of trademarks, there is also a stage of supplementary use evidence. The total time from application submission to registration is 8- 12 months without objection.
The validity period of American trademarks is 10 year. If it is necessary to continue to use after the expiration, it must be renewed within 6 months before the expiration. The renewal period is 10 year, and the renewal times are unlimited.