The logo represents a registered trademark that has passed the examination of the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and the "TM" logo represents a registered trademark that has applied to the Trademark Office but has not been successfully registered.
Generally speaking, the period of trademark registration is relatively long, which takes about one and a half years. Many enterprises and individuals are eager to use trademarks. Therefore, after submitting an application to the Trademark Office and obtaining the Notice of Trademark Acceptance, TM marks are marked on the trademarks that have not been successfully registered and put into production.
The "TM" trademark actually comes from abroad and is a trademark logo often used by foreign enterprises. There are no legal provisions related to "TM" trademark in China's Trademark Law and Regulations for the Implementation of Trademark Law. "TM" only means that the graphics or words marked by it are trademarks of goods or services. Registered trademarks marked with TM are not protected by law and do not enjoy the exclusive right to use trademarks.
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In China, the vast majority of enterprises and individuals have a * * understanding of trademarks with TM marks, that is, TM marks represent marked graphics or characters and have applied to the Trademark Office for trademark registration, indicating that existing trademark holders have the priority to use them, which can prevent others from applying repeatedly.
Generally speaking, all kinds of trademark application documents received by the Trademark Office need to be manually classified and uploaded to the database, which determines that it takes a certain information input period from submission to retrieval in the computer, and the blind spot of trademark inquiry is generally within 3~6 months.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-trademark