China trademark registration is one of Tannet's intellectual property services. A China trademark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, designated for specific market, and is used to distinguish its products or services from competitors.
China trademark registration is follows a "first-to-file" rule for obtaining trade mark rights. This means that the first person to file a trade mark application will generally have priority over a prior user of the trademark in China. It is advisable to file China trademark applications in China market as soon as possible.
However, whether the China trademark applied for being published or refused depends on whether it is identical with or similar to the trademark of another person who enjoys priory in respect of the same or similar goods, where it is identical with or similar to the trademark of another person which, in respect of the same or similar goods, has been registered or, after examination, preliminary approved, the China Trademark Office shall refuse the application and shall not publish (the said trademark).
Criteria of China Trademark Registration
(1) Identical of verbal trademark means that in the same language, the verbal elements, pronunciation and meaning of the trademarks are the same, the figures forming the trademark have no difference in view or the difference is minute.
(2) If the verbal elements of the trademarks using the same language are same in meaning and refer to the same object, but are different in pronunciation and form, and there is great difference in overall structure, they will not be decided as similar trademarks usually.
Types of China Trademark Registration
a) Word Mark
b) Figurative Mark
c) Combination Trademark
d) Service Mark
e) Commodity Trademark
f) Certification Mark
g) Associated Mark
h) Defensive Trademark
Steps of China Trademark Registration
(1) China Trademark Design
(2) China Trademark Search
(3) China Trademark Application
(4) Acceptance of China Trademark Application
(5) China Trademark Examination
(6) China Trademark Publication
(7) China Trademark Registration
It could take 2 years to get the certificate. The term of validity is 10 years from the date of trademark registration, in which period no extra fee is imposed.
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