Data required for German trademark registration
1. Apply as a legal person, and attach a copy of the business license or valid registration certificate with the official seal; Apply as a natural person with 1 copy of personal identity certificate;
2. Details of the applicant (in Chinese and English), including name, nature, nationality, detailed address, postal code and contact information;
3. Electronic trademark standard sample;
4. Trade name and category.
German trademark application process
1. Qualification of Applicant: German law stipulates that anyone who wishes to distinguish his goods or services from those of others in commercial activities can do soTo file an application for trademark registration with the German Patent Office. Federal law also stipulates that applicants who do not have an office in Germany can only have an office in the country where they have an office Only when a company accepts a German trademark or service trademark and gives it the same treatment as its own trademark can it apply for trademark protection in Germany according to law.
2. Application process:
(1) Formal review: After the application is submitted, the legitimacy of the submitted application documents, trademark drawings, power of attorney and other documents shall be examined; Compliance with regulations
If yes, the application date and application number will be granted.
(2) Substantive review: review whether the trademark is registrable, whether it is the same or similar to the previously registered trademark, and whether it violates the commercial law in accordance with the law
Prohibited clauses of the bidding law. For a trademark that fails to pass the substantive examination, the examiner will notify the applicant in writing and inform the reasons for rejection. The applicant received
The application may be submitted for reexamination within the time limit from the date of the notice of rejection. Otherwise, the application will be deemed to be abandoned, and the application date and application number will not be retained.
(3) Trademark announcement: after examination, the examiner will publish the announcement on the official German trademark announcement after he believes that the trademark application can be accepted. since
Three months from the announcement date is the objection period.
(4) Registration approval: the trademark that can be registered after the objection is ruled, or the trademark that has no objection after the announcement will be approved for registration and a registration certificate will be issued. wholeA smooth application process (if there is no rejection, objection, etc.) takes about 4-6 months.