1. Similar trademarks exist in comparison with registered trademarks. Without registered trademarks, there will be no similar trademarks targeted in the identification of trademark infringement. Now the number of trademark applications is gradually increasing, so there will be more and more similar trademarks. When applying for trademarks, we should pay attention to avoid being similar to their trademarks.
2. Similar trademarks are trademarks that are not identical with registered trademarks. If they are identical, they will constitute the same trademark as the registered trademark, and no longer belong to similar trademarks. The two identical trademarks will not pass the application, so the application can be abandoned if the similarity is high or the same when making an approximate query
3. A similar trademark is a trademark that has the same or similar shape, pronunciation or meaning as a registered trademark. If they are not the same or similar, they are two completely different trademarks, and there is no similar trademark problem anymore.
4. When judging a similar trademark, the similarity referred to has reached a level that is easy to cause confusion, that is, the trademark is used on the same or similar goods as the approved use of the registered trademark. Ordinary consumers may have a wrong understanding of the source of the goods. If it does not cause misrecognition, it does not belong to a similar trademark.
Way of trademark inquiry
There are several ways to query trademarks:
1、 You can go to the business hall of the Trademark Office to go through the trademark inquiry procedures, but this way of inquiry requires a fee,
2、 You can entrust a trademark registration agency to inquire on your behalf, which is generally free of charge. You can also have a professional agent to evaluate the inquiry results and give professional registration opinions or suggestions. It is a preferred approach for many trademark applicants.
3、 Another is that the applicant can query by logging on the "China Trademark Website" and entering the corresponding classification number and content, but it is impossible to determine whether the trademark is similar in the process of trademark query.
