2. Prepare the application materials for trademark registration. To apply for registration in the name of an individual, a copy of the personal identity card and a copy of the business license of the individual industrial and commercial households shall be provided, and the official seal shall be affixed to the copy of the business license of the individual industrial and commercial households. If applying in the name of the company, a copy of the business license shall be provided. Provide trademark words or patterns, and if color protection is needed, color patterns are also needed. Where a trademark agency is entrusted, the applicant shall, in addition to other documents, submit a power of attorney to entrust a trademark agency to handle trademark registration affairs.
3, determine the category of goods or services and specific goods or services. The applicant refers to the ninth edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for Trademark Registration and the classification table of similar goods and services revised by the Trademark Office according to the above international classification table.
4. After submitting the application, wait for the Trademark Office to accept it and issue a notice of acceptance. For formal examination and substantive examination of trademark registration, please refer to the following process.
Image source: Trademark Office of State Administration for Industry and Commerce 5. Announcement of preliminary examination of trademarks refers to the decision to approve the registration of trademarks that meet the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law after examination. And make an announcement in the trademark announcement. If no objection is raised within three months from the date of the announcement of preliminary examination and approval, the trademark shall be registered, and a registration announcement shall be issued at the same time and a registration certificate shall be issued.