How to register a trademark internationally?
There are generally three ways to register an international trademark: single country registration, Madrid international registration, and EU trademark registration. Next, let’s take a look at the three ways to register international trademarks.
1. One of the ways to register an international trademark is single-country registration: Single-country registration means applying for trademark registration in the target country without any preconditions. It is currently the main way to apply for foreign trademark registration. Its main advantages are convenience, flexibility, and the fact that it does not require domestic registration.
2. The second way to register an international trademark is Madrid International Registration: Madrid International Registration is a rapidly growing application method and is expected to become the main channel for applying for foreign trademark registration in the near future. Its main advantages are that by filing an application once, you can designate dozens of contracting states at the same time; the official fees are relatively cheap; the designated countries must complete the review within 18 months before the trademark becomes effective; and the cost of maintaining a valid trademark is relatively low.
3. The third way to register an international trademark is EU trademark registration: Registering an EU trademark has the advantage of being cost-effective and the procedure is relatively simple for applicants. Once approved, it is valid in all EU countries. The disadvantage is that as long as the applied trademark conflicts with the prior rights of any EU country, it may be opposed and not approved.
What are the ways to register an international trademark?
1. To register an international trademark, you can go directly to the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce: You can go to Beijing and go directly to the Trademark Registration Hall of the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce to handle trademark registration and other trademark matters.
2. To register an international trademark, you can choose to entrust a trademark agency to handle it. Compared with domestic trademark registration, the Madrid international trademark registration requires stronger professionalism and technical skills, and has higher requirements. Once a mistake occurs in any link, the applicant will suffer greater losses. In the past, only a few trademark agency organizations designated by the State Trademark Office could act as agents for Madrid international trademark registrations in my country. Now, all trademark agencies with trademark agency qualifications can act as agents for Madrid international trademark registrations.
The above is the relevant information about international trademark registration in this issue. If you want to get more knowledge about international trademark registration, please continue to pay attention!
