How are trademark agencies classified?

Hello, the answer to your question about how to classify trademark agencies is as follows: 1. According to the business scope of trademark agencies, trademark agencies can be divided into the following two categories: (1) trademark agencies only engaged in trademark legal affairs. (2) Run trademark agency concurrently-in addition to trademark agency business, it also carries out legal affairs such as patent agency. 2. Trademark agencies can be divided into the following two categories according to whether they have foreign-related agency authority: (1) domestic trademark agencies-only represent domestic trademark legal affairs. (2) Foreign-related trademark agencies-only represent the trademark legal affairs of foreign enterprises or foreigners in China. Trademarks protect trademark registrants by ensuring that they have the exclusive right to indicate the source of goods or services or to license others to use them for compensation. Broadly speaking, trademarks reward trademark registrants to gain recognition and economic benefits, thus promoting the positive and enterprising spirit of the world. Trademark protection can also prevent unfair competitors, such as counterfeiters, from using similar distinctive signs to promote inferior or different products or services. This system enables skilled and enterprising people to produce and sell goods and services under as fair a condition as possible, thus promoting the development of international trade. Trademark is an important part of products and packaging pictures. A trademark with exquisite design, profound meaning, novelty and outstanding personality can well decorate products and beautify packaging, so that consumers are willing to buy it. Trademark registration should follow the following principles: 1, and the principle of combining voluntary registration with compulsory registration. Most trademarks in China adopt the principle of voluntary registration. Producers and operators of commodities (mainly cigarettes, cigars and packaged cut tobacco) that are required to use registered trademarks according to national laws and administrative regulations must apply for trademark registration. Without approval, goods may not be sold in the market. 2. The principle of uniqueness. The trademark applied for registration shall have distinctive features and be easy to identify, and shall not conflict with the legal rights previously obtained by others (such as design patent right, name right and copyright). 3. The principle of trademark legality. A trademark applying for registration shall not use any sign prohibited by law. Registered trademarks using geographical names shall remain valid. Without authorization, the agent or representative registers the trademark of the principal or the principal in his own name. If the principal or the principal has any objection, it shall not be registered and the use thereof shall be prohibited. If a trademark contains a geographical indication of a commodity, and the trademark does not come from the area marked by the mark, misleading the public, it shall not be registered and its use shall be prohibited; The place name has other meaning or is part of a collective trademark or certification trademark; Registered trademarks using geographical names shall remain valid. 4. When examining and announcing the application for trademark registration, if two or more applicants for trademark registration apply for registration with the same or similar trademarks on the same commodity or similar commodities, the trademark of the earlier application shall be preliminarily examined and announced; Where an application is filed on the same day, the prior trademark shall be preliminarily examined and announced, and the application of others shall be rejected without announcement. 5. The principle of prohibiting cybersquatting. When applying for trademark registration, a trademark that has been used by others and has certain influence shall not be registered first by improper means.