●How do I select Trademark registration classes and the detailed products/services?

1. Certificate of incorporation (if applying as a company)
2. Passport photo page (only if applying as an individual)
3. The logo to be registered (in JPEG)
4. TM registration certificates if you have registered in another country 
5. Contact person’s name, address and phone number.

● What are some common ways to resolve registration obstacles?

*Application Review: Once your trademark application is rejected, you can apply to review the China Trademark Office’s decision. This is the only remedy after a trademark registration application is rejected.

*Non-use Cancellation: If a trademark, registered by another party, remains unused for a period exceeding three years which prevents you from registration, you have the option to file for cancellation. This process helps eliminate potential obstacles to your own trademark registration.

*Appeal Of Cancellation: When a Non-use Cancellation is rejected by the National Intellectual Property Office, you can be filed to request the National Intellectual Property Office to reconsider its decision.

● What are some common ways to resolve registration obstacles?

*Opposition: If someone registers a trademark that is identical or similar to your brand, file a trademark objection application during the initial examination publication period.

*Opposition Counter Statement: This is a response to an objection raised against your trademark during the three-month initial examination publication window.

*Declaration After Invalidation: someone else's registered trademark violates the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law, you can take legal action.

*Declaration After Invalidation Review: If someone challenges your trademark with an invalidation request, the National Intellectual Property Office may decide to invalidate it.You need to respond to the opposing party's invalid claim request.