The trademark registration
The trademark is according to the European trademark ordinance (CTMR) specified conditions obtain European market expanded OHIM (internal) registered trademarks, in the 27 eu nations range. The trademark registration by the registration procedure OHIM controls, each country industrial property without the intervention.
The characteristics: the trademark is 27 countries only submit an application.
Faults: 27 member states use due to different language, in the meaning of trademark or pronunciation may cause approximation, and 25 member states of a member, and some objections objection is established, and will cause the entire community trademark registration has been rejected. Although the rejection can be converted to national brand, and retain the original application of European trademark filing, but the applicant to pay the fee for each state transition.
Conditions: any individual or enterprise may apply.
Apply for registration of basic procedures:
1.the application,
2. Review the documents,
3 issue reports,
4 trademark announcement,
Trademark opposition, 5.
Registered trademarks, 6.
7. Registration announcements,
8 for trademark registration certificate issued by the.....
The required information:
1 the company for trademark materials, including English or the company name, company pinyin English address and phone number fax email, etc. If the individual needs of individual pinyin registered name, address, telephone number, email.
2 to register the brand name.
3 trademark category
4 the trademarks
Time: 1-2 in receipt time next month,
Registered need time: 1-2 years
Application for trademark from date of 10 years, each continuation of registration is valid for 10 years.
Registration procedures
- to Europe market expanded to submit application that accords with a condition, the authorities shall accept the trademark is given, and the application date and application number,
After acceptance, authorities were - the first brand and retrieval application submitted prior to each member, each member in the trademark retrieval three months will be expanded to internal market retrieval report,
Each member receive - authorities after the retrieval report with the retrieval report provides reference to the applicant,
Apply to the trademark - authorities are not substantial examination, if the application is accepted, the initial registration is the date of the public announcement period of three months for dissent, 25 member states of the natural person or any right to the trademark law per capita, no objection or if not, trademark registration,
If the applicant for registration of the trademark has been dismissed by members (including some objections to community trademark application being rejected), the applicant may, within three months will be converted to the trademarks in one or several countries alone, the original trademark for the application date and enjoy priority, also.
If the applicant for registration of trademarks, the applicant refuses was dismissed from eu, can apply for the reexamination trademark reexamination board, there is reason to think that the trademark reexamination board of review or violates the treaty of Rome, ruling under the condition of the community trademark act in Luxembourg, can also to the European court of appeal.
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