Application For Trademark Registration Can Be Processed Online Next Year.

The good news of trademark registration is that the application channels can be diversified through the Internet, to the local trademark office or to the registration hall of the State Trademark Office. The time of acceptance is quicker. The time for issuing the notice of acceptance of trademark registration application will be shortened from 6 months to 3 months, and the application materials and procedures will be simplified.

The SAIC "opinions on vigorously promoting the reform of trademark registration facilitation" (hereinafter referred to as "opinion") were released recently.

The "opinions" clarified the overall thinking and key reform measures to facilitate the reform of trademark registration facilitation, which will have a positive and far-reaching impact on promoting public entrepreneurship, innovation and optimizing the environment for innovation and entrepreneurship.

The "opinions" clearly will carry out reform measures in 2017, expand the application channels for trademark, and provide convenience for the applicants.

Entrusting local acceptance

Application - the local industry and Commerce and market supervision department is entrusted by the Trademark Office to set up the trademark acceptance office in the local government hall or the registration hall, and apply for the registration and acceptance of trademark registration.

Pilot projects were launched in 2016 in Ya'an, Sichuan and Zhejiang, and gradually increased according to the pilot situation.

According to the level of regional economic development and the scale of trademark application, a reasonable layout is carried out outside Beijing, and the pilot work of establishing Trademark Review and cooperation center is carried out.

Trademark review Collaboration Center

Entrusted to handle Trademark Review and other businesses.

Pilot projects started in 2016, and will be set up according to the pilot situation and business needs.

To set up the application point for registration of pledge of local registered trademarks, earnestly summarize the experience of local trademark pledge financing, and strengthen the business guidance for the application of the 26 newly established trademark registration applications.

Since 2017, the application point for registration of pledge of registered trademarks has been gradually added nationwide.

The online application will be extended to all applicants only by opening up to the trademark agency. The online application will only be extended to trademark registration applications such as renewal, pfer, cancellation and alteration of trademarks.

From 2017, the applicant's application for trademark registration can be handled through the Internet, to the Trademark Office at the locality, or to the registration hall of the trademark office.

Whether the applicant's trademark registration is accepted or not will have to wait for a long time.

The opinions clearly require: streamlining procedures and optimizing the process to provide quality services for applicants.

By adjusting the internal procedures, the time for issuing the notice of acceptance of trademark registration shall be shortened from 6 months to 3 months.

Simplify some application materials and procedures for trademark registration.

Clean up trademark book and streamline trademark issue.

We will open up a quick examination channel for the follow-up business of registered trademarks.

At the same time, change the issue of trademark registration.

In order to verify the information sharing between the departments, the relevant departments and units can check the trademark registration by the trademark database when they verify the status of the trademark registration.

We should gradually promote the whole process of trademark registration, reform the way of receiving and sending trademarks, and actively promote the registration of electronic trademarks and electronic service.

Open the trademark database, and guide the local industry and Commerce and market supervision departments to strengthen the trademark supervision by using the trademark database information.

The "opinions" also clearly "strengthen the supervision of trademark credit, in-depth implementation of trademark brand strategy", and make full use of big data, cloud computing and other means to strengthen trademark supervision.

Trademark infringement and counterfeiting, malicious rush registration, illegal trademark agency behavior and other information into the credit information publicity system, increase the intensity of dishonesty punishment.

We should innovate and promote the pilot and demonstration work of trademark brand strategy, and strengthen the brand building of industrial and regional brands.

The evaluation index system of trademark brand at the national level should be set up to guide the third parties to issue the China trademark brand list and the "China trademark brand development report".

We should strengthen cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization and carry out the "China Trademark Gold Award".

Run the China international trademark brand Festival.