The development of the catering industry has always been very broad, and more and more companies are engaged in this field. The trademarks of the catering industry are also very popular. Many catering companies will register their trademarks in advance before preparing to start a company to avoid their favorite trademarks being squatted by others. Generally speaking, registered trademarks of catering can be divided into two situations, one is registered trademarks of services, and the other is registered trademarks of commodities. They can also be registered in combination. Many people are not very clear about the process of trademark registration, so what is the process of registration of catering trademarks? Let's take a look together.
In fact, the registered trademark process of catering companies is basically the same as that of most industries, which mainly includes: trademark inquiry (within 2 days) → preparation of application documents (within 3 days) → submission of application (within 2 days) → payment of trademark registration fee → trademark form review (1 months) → issuance of trademark acceptance notice → trademark substantive review (12 months) → trademark announcement (3 months) → issuance of trademarks. Trademark inquiry of 43 types of catering trademarks with intellectual property rights
: You can choose to go to the professional trademark registration agency platform for trademark inquiry, or you can choose to go to the local trademark office for trademark inquiry.
prepare trademark registration documents: you need to provide a copy of the company's business license, a copy of the identity of the trademark applicant, a trademark design and an application for trademark registration. If you choose an agency to register on your behalf, you also need to provide a power of attorney.
trademark form review: the form review is mainly to check whether everyone's application procedures are complete and whether the contents are filled in according to the requirements of the application form. If the conditions are met, an acceptance notice will be issued; if the application conditions cannot be met, the application will be rejected and the applicant needs to resubmit the application requirements.
substantive examination of trademarks: after formal examination, trademarks will enter the stage of substantive examination. Substantive examination is mainly to examine everyone's information, including inquiring whether there are identical or similar trademarks, whether the information in the application materials is true, whether the registration requirements can meet the provisions of the Trademark Law, etc. As long as they meet the relevant provisions, they will enter the preliminary examination and approval, and a trademark registration announcement will be issued.
trademark announcement: the announcement period is 3 months, and everyone can raise objections within the next 3 months. If there is no objection or the objection is not established by ruling, the China Trademark Office will approve the registration, issue a trademark registration certificate, and make an announcement in the Trademark Announcement, indicating that the trademark applicant will enjoy all the rights of the trademark from now on.
The above is the registration process of catering trademarks introduced by Intellectual Property. What is it? Catering trademarks are very important for the industry. You can identify the goods and services of a catering company through trademarks. Catering companies can also mention trademarks to improve the popularity of their own brands. If you also have the need to register catering trademarks, you can go to for detailed consultation, and we will have professional customer service staff to answer your questions in detail. Food and beverage trademark registration process