There are many kinds of trademarks, so some customers wonder whether the voice appearing outside can be registered as a trademark? Enjoy its own exclusive right? Sound has been included in the scope of trademark registration, mainly for your connection with the world. The well-known "Windows system startup sound", "MGM lion roar", Nokia, Apple standard ringtones are internationally recognized sound trademarks. In addition, many countries, including the United States, France, Australia, Russia and Turkey, also allow the registration of voice trademarks.
Voice registered trademark
The voice registered trademark must meet at least several conditions: first, it must not violate the prohibition provisions of the Trademark Law, such as military songs, national anthems, etc; Second, people's prior rights should not be harmed. "If people use music with distinctive features earlier, like the prelude to CCTV weather forecast, you can't cut a paragraph to apply"; Third, the voice should be distinctive and distinctive. If there is no obvious representative voice, it cannot be registered as a trademark.
At present, enterprises can apply for voice trademarks for enterprise promotional films, soundtracks in films, television and radio advertisements, and the main melody of their own songs. However, it is difficult to register as a trademark the particularly harsh sounds in daily life that bring people bad psychological feelings, such as the roar of engines, the chirping of birds, the sound of horns, and some funny sounds that are easy to cause people bad feelings.
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