Germanys trademark department is German patent and trademark office
German trademark registration application materials:
(1) personal id simply submit application.
(2) company application should submit copies of business license (duplicate) (requires a license number clearly).
(3), please provide a registered trademark intends to samples, the image size requirements shall not exceed 10 x 6cm,
Fill in the application form (4) 1, the application must be signed by the applicant or the agent signing.
Trademark registration procedure and time
(1) the trademark search query: inquires registered trademark contains to the Chinese and English. According to the trademark bureau, and the applicant requests identical or similar trademarks or inquires already registered earlier,
(2) : time for trademark registration book of accepted after the application for a patent application before the date of application for patent and determine the date of receiving the application (right), and then sent to the applicant or agent acceptance. After this, the Patent Office will no longer sent a letter received books. In determining the number and paid for, though class after will apply for registration of compliance with formal requirement review. If does not meet the requirements will notify the applicant. If the corrections within prescribed time limit, and will continue to make application procedures, otherwise, his application shall be rejected. If the application is to supplement to the filing date date for lack of identity information: the applicant, No trademark design, No designated goods or services. If there is no absolute reason dismiss, registered trademark can obtain. If have absolute reason, applicants will receive the notice, and have the opportunity to within the time prescribed by the Patent Office this statement. Considering the applicant, the patent if that it is necessary to maintain rejected. By a higher level of inspector will decide whether registered,
If the registered trademark of Germany was ultimately rejected, the applicant may first OBJECTION to the EXAMINER objections against null and void, the court of appeal to the patent. Opposition, no additional charge. If the Patent Office in six months without reply was against, the applicant may request, if the ruling put in two havent request, the applicant may directly to appeal. If the application materials in line with norms, there is no absolute reason, Germany will be registered trademarks and announcement. Must notice is, after registration, the German trademark rights obtained temporary, there will be based on the prior right of objection,
(3) after the announcement periods: the announcement earlier, the right holder may raise objections within three months. Discrepancy in duplicate. If the opposition is established, the registration shall be revoked. If the three months without objection, the trademark is registered, only the cancellation procedures to revoke trademark revocation,
(4) formal trademark registration certificate: 6-8 months can obtain the certificate of registration for trademark registration bureau,
The validity of the registration of registered: each valid for 10 years from the application date, after 10 years in the application date to the date on the last day. Ten years later, each renewal. At last a renewal term must be made before, if not in this day, patent fees will be notified its trademark registrant shall be revoked. In the application of the date of submission. In this notice within six months after delivery, the registrant, but still can put forward many must extend a fee.
