Speed Up Cross Border Application For Trademark Registration

The trademark five party talks (TM5) is based on the three party talks established by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Japanese chartered office and the European internal market Coordination Bureau in 2001. The purpose of the talks is to improve the respective trademark registration systems through the exchange of information and exchange of views between bureaux and offices, so as to better serve the majority of trademark registration applicants.

When applying for a registered trademark, the choice of goods or services is very critical to the applicant and the agency. A senior trademark agent in Beijing told reporters that although most countries carry out the Kniss classification, there are some countries or regions using different classification systems of goods or services, such as the United States and South Korea, which are classified by their own country. The goods or services in the United States are divided into more than 100 categories, totally different from those adopted by our country in the 45 category. Most of the Japanese classifications are similar to those of Kniss, but there are also individual differences.

According to the introduction, the list of goods and services currently officially launched includes 14 thousand items of goods and services that can be accepted by members for trademark registration. The goods and services in the list can be accepted by the trademark authorities of each member, thus greatly facilitate the trademark applicant to select goods and services accurately when applying for trademark application. On the login page of the online search system of the trademark and the five party talks, it states: "the advantage of selecting the logo from the pre compiled list is that the holder of the right can rest assured that the State Intellectual Property Office will not require the right holder to modify the logo."

A number of trademark agents told reporters that if the application of goods or services strictly in accordance with the table, it can effectively prevent the situation of correction or application is not accepted, thereby improving the efficiency of trademark application registration. The login page of the online search system for goods and services lists also says: "ID list projects try to guide rights holders to use pre approved identities and thereby benefit from them."

"The project is expected to form a unified list. Identification It will not only be recognized jointly by the 5 parties, but will also be recognized by other IPR bureaus of other jurisdictions. Therefore, if the right holder wishes to obtain trademark registration in the trademark authority of two or more participating countries or regions, it will be recognized as long as the logo is included in the "unified list".

As we all know, all seek in the country. trademark The right holder of trademark registration by the competent authority must provide the trademark office with a description of the goods or services related to the trademark ("ID" or "logo"). Take China as an example, if a shoe making enterprise wants to apply for a footwear trademark, it must apply in twenty-fifth categories of trademarks, and specify the scope of service, such as leather shoes, sports shoes, etc.

But the classification system of goods or services in different countries is not the same. The Republic of Korea Different from the classification of China, this situation causes that once a Chinese enterprise wants to apply for a trademark on the same commodity in different countries, it has to consult the list of services of various countries and submit multiple identities, which will cause great inconvenience and inconvenience to trademark applicants.

In order to solve these problems, the trademark office five (TM5) jointly launched the "ID list project". According to the expected goal of the project, a list of "five party" identities can be finally formed, and the five TM5 participating countries, as well as the trademark authorities of other countries or regions, have been recognized. If this action is finally implemented, it will undoubtedly help Chinese enterprises in the application and protection of overseas trademarks, and ultimately benefit the "going out" strategy of Chinese enterprises, which will bring benefits to Chinese enterprises to create a globally unified brand image.