Amazon sellers often encounter unscrupulous companies that produce counterfeit and shoddy products of their own brands, which not only plagiarizes their achievements but also damages the reputation of the products. When encountering such a situation, the most effective way is to use trademarks to protect yourself. With your own brand trademark, you can report such behavior. The official takes the crackdown on infringement very seriously. So if we want to register a trademark, what are the registration process and fees?
Amazon Trademark Registration Process:
1. Applicant qualifications: Both enterprises and individuals can apply.
2. Application process (if successful)
(1) Formalities review: After the application is submitted, the legality of the submitted application documents, trademark drawings, power of attorney and other documents will be reviewed. If they meet the requirements, the application date and application number will be granted.
(2) Substantive examination: Examining, in accordance with the law, whether the trademark is registrable, whether it is identical or similar to a previously registered trademark, and whether it violates the prohibition clauses of the Trademark Law. For trademarks that fail the substantive examination, the examining officer will notify the applicant in writing and inform the applicant of the reasons for rejection. The applicant may submit a review within the time limit from the date of receipt of the rejection notice; otherwise, the application will be deemed abandoned and the application date and application number will not be retained.
(3) Announcement: After review, if the examining officer considers that the trademark application is acceptable, an announcement will be published in the U.S. Official Trademark Gazette. The objection period is one month from the date of announcement.
(4) Submit a statement of use: After the above procedures, the Trademark and Patent Office will issue an "annotation of allowance", not a registration certificate: Within 6 months after the issuance of the "annotation of allowance", the applicant must provide a statement of actual use of the trademark in business, or apply for a reserved trademark.
(5) Registration Approval: After receiving the declaration of genuine use, the Trademark and Patent Office will conduct another review. If it decides to accept the declaration of genuine use after review, it will issue a registration certificate. The entire smooth application process (if there is no rejection, objection, etc.) takes about 12-18 months
How much does it cost to register a trademark?
Official fees: The fees for registering a trademark are uniformly set by each local trademark office. This year, the State Trademark Office has readjusted the trademark registration fees. Now the fee for registering a trademark is 300 yuan. After paying this fee to the Trademark Office, if the trademark registration fails, the Trademark Office will not refund it.
Agency fee: The payment of this fee is related to the trademark registration method chosen by the trademark registrant. If the trademark registrant applies for registration himself, he does not need to pay this fee. The agency fees charged by various trademark agencies are also different, so there is no standard fee. Here, trademark registrants need to pay attention to one thing. When looking for a professional trademark agency, you must look at the qualifications of the agency. Don't just focus on the trademark agency fees. Choose an agency reasonably. The general agency fees are between 500-1000 yuan. Applicants should conduct a comprehensive investigation and then make a choice.
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