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1. Why is the trademark important to me and my business?
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The similarity of trademarks will cause market confusion, and create opportunities for counterfeiters to steal your profits, use your brand awareness and damage damage Your reputation. When choosing your personal or business signs, it is worth considering a similar sign that sounds, appear or has the same meaning in different languages.
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A trademark that has been fully searched and correctly registered helps to confirm in the eyes of consumers and through the eyes of courts and management agencies around the world, Your trademark shows that you are the source of products or services.
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Careful consideration and planning for the choice of trademarks for the enterprise. There are some subtle factors that increase the uniqueness of your trademark. Consider the advantages or disadvantages of your trademark design to make you stand out in the niche market and prevent counterfeiting. Is your label unforgettable? Will your trademark attract attention due to its clearness, style and uniqueness, especially online? Will your tags unforgettable over time? If you move to a foreign market, your choice will be well translated in other countries and other cultures (rather than offending)? \u0026 nbsp;
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The U.S. Patent Office reminds people that they can only register the claim of goods, services and intellectual property rights. The owner has the final responsibility for exercising his rights. Correctly registered trademarks are the basic steps to protect your claims.
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2. Why do I register a trademark?
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Through the registered trademark, you can become an exclusive owner and distinguish it with competitors in a unique way so that you can Customers can distinguish them with other similar products and/or services in the market. This allows consumers who are satisfied with a given product and/or service that can buy or use the product and/or service. Most important and prestigious companies have registered trademarks and can use \u0026 ldquo; R \u0026 rdquo; logo (according to the regulations of each country).
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In addition, your trademark registration provides legal protection, so that you can prevent third parties from trying to use your reputation and damage your reputationLet's copy or imitate your trademark; if necessary, you can defend yourself through legal actions.
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It is undeniable that investment trademarks will be protected through the local trademark bureau of their respective countries, which will also lead to a greater connection with your customers and will be more connected with your customers. Increase your company value because registration will become the company's assets.
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3. When did people start using trademarks? (Origin of trademarks)
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The concept of marking a person's work has been a standard practice for centuries. Items such as swords for forging in the medieval blacksmith or supermarkets have tagged meat and a bottle of beer on the aisle of the supermarket. Services based on invention, unique ideas or processes are invisible and are considered intellectual property rights.
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ordinary people and legal entities, such as companies, use unique and unforgettable things to mark what they produce. Trademarks can be a single letter, color, picture or word combination. We can see unique phrases, logos, symbols and images anywhere. These special labels are decorated with the packaging food we eat, the tools we use, and the ownership of the buildings we visit every day.
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Since the trademark is everywhere, conducting a comprehensive research before trying to register a trademark can save money and time. You want to obtain the right to use your graphics as a trademark, not infringe on the existing trademark. Once you confirm that your trademark is unique, we recommend that you register it for your exclusive use. Failure to conduct a full search before registered trademarks may lead to the application of the application for the rejection, future trademark lawsuits and jurisdiction claimed by ownership.
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4. How can I have a trademark name?
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Trademarks are a way to identify any sources of goods or services in the market. It can be a single word, phrase, logo, symbol, image, design, or arbitrary combination. Ideally, you hope to register your trademark in each country/region where you are currently developing or planned to carry out business. The process of registered trademarks varies from countries to countries/regions to sell products and services. In many areas, you can choose to strictly register trademarks in the country/region, or you can submit it at a timeRegistration in regions. There are multiple international agreements to regulate the protection of trademarks and other intellectual property rights between different countries. \u0026 nbsp; \u0026 nbsp;
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Use the so -called \u0026 ldquo; trademark international registration Madrid system \u0026 rdquo; Area. Using this template has formulated other treaties to promote the systematic process of registering and protecting intellectual property in many countries. For example, the Intellectual Property Organization of Africa allows members of African countries who speak English to apply for a single registration of trademark protection in multiple member states. \u0026 nbsp; \u0026 nbsp;
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Inside the EU, the trademark owner can apply to the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to obtain the EU trademark (EUTM), the trademark Protect the trademarks and service trademarks of EU member states. However, it is important to note that this application is a single right. Any member states oppose it will make the entire application invalid.
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Agency is responsible for grant trademarks to the owner of the United States. If the US applicant who develops a business in the United States wants to register its trademark, it can register through the trademark operation department of the US Patent and Trademark Office. Generally, applicants will ask intellectual property lawyers to thoroughly search for trademark records to ensure that the proposed trademarks have not been registered. After the search is completed, you can submit trademark registration for review. The process of grant trademarks for trademarks may take several months to complete.
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5. Can I register my domain name as a trademark?
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Internet domain names are usually the same as the company name. Online retailer Amazon uses Amazon.com. Its company name is Amazon.com Inc. We recommend that you register the domain name as a trademark to protect your brand. The domain name is part of the reference system for finding resources on the Internet. The domain name Amazon.com represents the only digital sequence used by the computer network. This is like using words to help people remember your phone number.
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Your registered domain name is just like applying for a corporate name at the first level of the state. If you pay the annual fee, you can use your domain name. The Internet name and digital address allocation agency (ICANN) is one of the non -profit international authorization organizations responsible for coordinating and supporting the Internet domain name.
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If you register the domain name as a trademark, you can not only protect your domain name, but also avoid other individuals and enterprises to get similar to your registered trademark to your registered trademark. Domain name. You can register your trademark in the country/region where you register for domain names to protect it in a specific market. For example, you want to register your trademark for you-domain-name.fr or you-domain-name.cn in China in France. \u0026 nbsp;
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6. What is the application for priority?
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Priority or priority (also known as the convention priority) is part of the Paris Convention. Reach a common agreement on the treatment of international trademarks. This statement guarantees that if you apply to the trademark bureau of the member states within six months after the first application, the record date will be the same as the date of the first application. Therefore, the applicant has the requirements for the priority of registering its trademark in time in any country in the EU.
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Seven. What is a class search?
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Most countries in the world helping trademark management adopt Nice classification (Nice International Category), which divide all products and services into Category 45: 34 categories and 11 categories.
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1-34 (product category), 35-45 (service category), you can click to view [International Nice Category]
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For example, assuming that you want to be a trademark category of toys, rockets, and rocket transmitters Register \u0026 ldquo; RACKTACKET Remote Rockets \u0026 rdquo; Such a name may still be used in different trademark categories, such as drugs or leather products. You declare toys and rockets instead of drugs or leather products.
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We can conduct comprehensive trademark research, review your target trademark category, and search for the availability of unprecedented trademarks. \u0026 nbsp;
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You can also use our trademark category to search for your category number. \u0026 nbsp;
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8. Do trademark registration cover multiple countries?
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Generally speaking, each country has formulated the rules of registered trademarks and protecting the property rights of the owner of the owner in its territory. Generally based on geographical jurisdictions, the registration, management and rights provided by trademarks are determined. Therefore, different parties in different countries can have a trademark. Therefore, we recommend that the trademark owner follows all legal channels to ensure that his property rights and protect their trademarks under any separate local authorities that carry out business.
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Several agreements among the countries allowing one application to apply for multiple jurisdictions. In addition to well -known economic alliances such as the EU and its EU trademarks (EUTM), smaller associations such as Hollo Intellectual Property Office only cover Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. The establishment of common business interests determines most of these trademark arrangements.
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The Madrid system (consisting of Agreement and Madrid Agreement) is an application arrangement that simplifies trademark registration and management through a single application. Similarly, organizations such as African Intellectual Property Organization and African Regional Intellectual Property Organizations have protected the property rights of trademark owners in regions in common language. \u0026 nbsp;
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9. Can I transfer/authorize my trademark again?
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Yes, you can transfer/authorize the registered trademark like most other forms of property, unless your trademark terms or or This practice is acknowledged by the jurisdiction of the trademark. Any transfer/authorization agreement is binding to those who inherit the interests of the insured. According to the laws of the main trademark authorities, transfer/authorization can be a general license or a limited transfer/authorization.
