Trademark query refers to the applicant for trademark registration in person or entrusted to the trademark agent to inquire about the registration of trademark registration, in order to understand their own ready to apply for registration of trademarks and other people have been registered or are registered trademarks are the same as or similar to the procedure. How to search for trademarks before applying for trademark registration, the applicant should first conduct a trademark query, the query is mainly to retrieve whether there is a conflict of prior trademark registration rights. The query is divided into the following two kinds: 1, online trademark query system (the system for the State Trademark Office open to the public trademark query system) free of charge 2, internal trademark query system query (the system for the company's internal trademark query system) free of charge Note: China Trademark Network query system can only query the Trademark Office in order to publicize the trademark file, the Trademark Office has not been publicized in the last six months or so the trademark application, so internal trademark query system and China Trademark Network query system can not be queried. Classification query: trademark query commodity class commodity class (the first to thirty-four classes, *** 34 categories) Class I: chemicals for industry, science, photography, agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed man-made synthetic resins; unprocessed plastic substances; fertilizers; synthetics for fire extinguishing; quenching and welding agents; preservation of food chemicals; tanning materials; industrial adhesives. Class II: Pigments, varnishes, lacquers; rust and wood preservatives; colorants; mordants; unprocessed natural resins; metal foils and metal powders for painters, decorators, printers and artists. Class III: Bleach and other materials for laundry purposes; preparations for cleaning, polishing, stain removal and abrasive purposes; soaps; spices, essential oils, cosmetics, shampoos; toothpastes. Class IV: Oils and greases for industrial use; lubricants; synthetics for absorbing, wetting and binding dust; fuels (including motor fuels) and lighting materials; candles and wicks for lighting. Class V: Pharmaceuticals, preparations for medical and veterinary use; hygienic preparations for medical use; nutritive foods and substances for medical or veterinary use, baby food; dietary supplements for human and animal use; plasters, bandage materials; materials for filling dental cavities, dental waxes; disinfectants; preparations for the destruction of noxious animals; fungicides, herbicides. [4] Class VI: metals and alloys thereof, of a general character; building materials of metal; buildings of movable metal; metal materials for railroad tracks; cables of a general character made of metal for non-electrical purposes; hardware, small hardware of metal; metal tubes; safes; ores. Class VII: Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (other than for land vehicles); machine couplings and transmission parts (other than for land vehicles); agricultural implements, not hand-operated; incubators; vending machines. Class VIII: Hand tools and implements (manual); cutlery for knives, forks and spoons; side arms; razors. Class IX: Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signaling, inspection (supervision), ambulance (rescue) and instructional devices and instruments; devices and instruments for processing, switching, transmitting, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; devices for recording, communicating, reproducing sound or images; magnetic data carriers, sound recording disks; optical disks, DVD disks and other digital storage mediums; coin-activated devices mechanical structures; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing devices, computers; computer software; fire extinguishing equipment. Class X: Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary instruments and apparatus, prostheses, artificial eyes and teeth; orthopedic articles; suture materials; therapeutic devices for the handicapped; massage instruments; instruments, appliances and supplies for infant care; instruments, appliances and supplies for sexual life. Class XI: apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generation, cooking, refrigeration, drying, ventilation, water supply and sanitation. Class XII: Means of transportation; means of transportation for land, air and sea. Class XIII: Firearms; arms and ammunition; explosives; pyrotechnics. Class XIV: Precious metals and their alloys, jewelry, precious and semi-precious stones; clocks and timekeeping instruments. Class XV: Musical instruments. Class XVI: Paper and cardboard; printed matter; books; bookbinding supplies; photographs; stationery and office supplies (other than furniture); adhesives for stationery or household purposes; materials for artists' use or for drawing; paint brushes; educational or instructional supplies; plastic paper, plastic film and plastic bags for wrapping and packing. Class XVII: unprocessed and sheet-processed rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica and substitutes for these materials; molded plastics for production; materials for packaging, filling and insulation; non-metallic hoses and non-metallic flexible tubes. Class XVIII: Leather and artificial leather; furs; trunks and backpacks; umbrellas and parasols; walking sticks; whips, harnesses and saddlery; collars for animals. Class XIX: Building materials of non-metal; rigid pipes of non-metal for building purposes; tar, asphalt; movable buildings of non-metal; monuments of non-metal. Class XX: Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; articles of wood, cork, reed, rattan, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, seafoam, substitutes for these materials, or articles of plastics, not included in other classes. Class XXI: utensils and containers for household or kitchen use; combs and sponges; brushes (other than paintbrushes); brush-making materials; cleaning utensils; steel wool; unworked or semi-worked glass (other than glass for building purposes); glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes. Class XXII: cables, ropes, nets, tents, awnings, tarpaulins, sails, bags and bales, not included in other classes; padding and filling materials (other than rubber or plastics); fibrous raw materials for textile purposes and substitutes therefor. Class XXIII: Yarns and threads for textile use. Class XXIV: Fabrics and substitutes therefor; textiles for household use; curtains made of textiles or plastics. Category XXV: clothing, shoes, hats. Class XXVI: Lace and embroidery, trimmings and braid; buttons, collar hooks, decorative needles and sewing needles; false flowers. Class XXVII: carpets, rugs, mats, matting, linoleum and other floor coverings; wall coverings made of non-textiles. Class XXVIII: playthings and toys; sporting and athletic goods; decorations for Christmas trees. Class XXIX: Meat, fish, poultry and game; gravies; preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables; jellies, jams, preserves; eggs; milk and milk products; edible oils and fats. Class XXX: Coffee, tea, cocoa and coffee substitutes; rice; edible starches and sago; flour and cereal products; bread, pastry and sweets; iced foods; sugar, honey, treacle; fresh yeast, baking-powder; salt; mustard; vinegar, sauces (condiments); spices; ice. Class XXXI: Cereals and products of agriculture, horticulture and forestry not included in other classes; live animals; fresh fruits and vegetables; seeds; grasses, trees and flowers; animal feed; malt. Class XXXII: Beer; mineral and soft drinks and other non-alcoholic beverages; fruit drinks and fruit juices; syrups and other preparations for making beverages. Class XXXIII: Alcoholic beverages (except beer). Class 34: Tobacco; tobacco products; matches. Trademark Search Service Classes Service Classes (Classes XXXV to XLV, ***11 Classes) Class XXXV: advertising; commercial operations; business management; office services. Class 36: insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs. Class XXXVII: building construction; repair; installation services. Category 38: telecommunications. Class XXXIX: Transportation; packaging and storage of goods; travel arrangements. Class XL: Material handling. Class XLI: Education; provision of training; recreation; cultural and sporting activities. Class XLII: Scientific and technical services and research and design services relating thereto; industrial analysis and research; design and development of computer hardware and software. Class XLIII: Provision of food and beverage services; temporary accommodation. Class XLIV: Medical services; veterinary services; sanitary and cosmetic services for humans or animals; agricultural, horticultural and forestry services. Class XLV: Legal services; private and social services provided by others for the satisfaction of personal needs; services for the protection of property and personal safety.
Legal Objective:Before registering a trademark, compare the trademark intended to be registered with the trademarks that have already been registered or announced or accepted by the Trademark Office, and determine whether the trademark is similar or identical to this trademark. Trademark query there are two ways: one is to go to the Chinese trademark network query trademark; the other is to find a trademark agent online query trademark; trademark query refers to the applicant for trademark registration in person or entrusted to the trademark agent to the trademark registration authority to query the trademark registration, in order to understand their own ready to apply for the registration of trademarks and other people have already been registered or registered trademarks are the same or similar procedures. Query before the application is an important step in the application for trademark registration, the results of the query does not have legal effect, but it can make the applicant for trademark registration to do in mind, reduce the blindness, reduce the risk of trademark registration, so in the greatly reduce the cost of expenditure at the same time, and strive for more time to apply for. Trademark query can only query the trademark information has been entered into the database, so there is a blank period, or called the blind spot, generally in the trademark application 4 - 6 months after another trademark similarity query to enhance the success rate of trademark registration. Article 28 of China's "Trademark Law" provides that the application for registration of trademarks, which does not comply with the relevant provisions of this law, or with others in the same goods or similar goods have been registered or initially examined trademarks are identical or similar, by the Trademark Office rejected the application, not announced. Therefore, the search should be carried out before the application, so that the trademark to maximize the possibility of obtaining a trademark certificate, at the same time, a registered trademark from the Trademark Office acceptance to the announcement, it generally takes nearly a year, if the registered trademark is rejected without search, not only a waste of money, but also more importantly a waste of time, delaying the use of the trademark.