Notice of Trademark Registration

Natural person, legal person, or other organizations, who need to get the exclusive rights of trademark of their goods or services, should apply for trademark registration in T he State Administration for Industry and Commerce according to the relevant laws. Narrowly, it is on ly trademark application of goods, service, international registration, certification trademark, collective trademark and distinctive trademark. Generally, except for the narrow trademark registration, it also includes change, renewal, assignment of trademarks, and application of objection, records of license of trademark and other affairs.

There are two ways of trademark registration for domestic applicants:a. Going to the registration hall; b. Authoring any agency. The main differences of these two ways are the connections and documents. As for the connections, when going to the registration hall, applicant makes connection with the Trademark Office; and authoring any agency, the applicant makes connection with Trademark Office from the agency, that means, no direct connection with Trademark Office. As for the documents, if going to the registration hall, application should provide copy of responsible person ' s ID; and authoring the agency, applicant should provide letter of authorization..

Foreigners or foreign enterprises, except for those who have habitual residence or place of business, must authorize agency to register trademarks. And they can consult with agency about the documents or procedures.


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