Many people will inquire about the registration of trademarks in advance before registering them, to find out whether they are similar or not, so as to improve the success rate of trademark registration. However, there are also some problems in the process of trademark query. Mastering the following five rules can help you avoid them easily.

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Know yourself, know your enemy and win every battle

The function of trademark inquiry is to avoid the risk of trademark registration, in which the same or similar trademark is a common reason for failure in the process of trademark registration. What are the criteria for judging trademark similarity? What trademarks belong to similar trademarks? These are the knowledge that must be understood before trademark inquiry.

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Beware of hidden rules

Generally speaking, trademark query is a single category query based on the category of goods or services. However, there is a "serious" problem of cross category similarity in the "Table of Differentiation of Similar Goods and Services" currently used by the Trademark Office. In general, it is recommended to consult some experienced trademark personnel to avoid trademark registration failure due to cross category similarity.

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Knowledge+experience determines the fate of trademarks

Trademark inquiry is not only to inquire about the similarity of trademarks, but also to judge whether trademarks violate the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law, and whether trademarks are significant. This requires trademark applicants to fully understand China's Trademark Law and relevant regulations. Considering that many applicants are registered trademarks for the first time, if you have any questions, you can find Yipin Intellectual Property Consulting!

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Details determine success or failure

During trademark inquiry, some applicants will find that there are identical or similar trademarks in the same category, but this does not mean that their trademarks cannot be registered.

In fact, the trademark information inquired by the applicant on China Trademark Online not only includes the trademarks that are being applied for and have been registered, but also includes the trademarks that have failed to be applied for and have become invalid.

Therefore, when a trademark is found to be similar, you can enter the trademark details page for detailed query, and the bottom of the page will display the specific information of the trademark, such as the process, status, and expiration date. If the trademark is invalid or has expired, the applicant may reapply.

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Don't blindly trust the trademark query results

The purpose of trademark inquiry is to avoid the failure of trademark registration and improve the success rate of registration. However, there are some unavoidable objective factors in the process of trademark application. The objective reasons such as the blind period of inquiry, the subjectivity of approximate judgment, and the risk of objection in the announcement period will affect the result of trademark registration. Trademark inquiry can only minimize the risk of trademark registration and cannot guarantee 100% success, Therefore, we must not blindly trust the trademark query results.