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Intellectual Property LawUnit TwoTrademark Right Lesson SixThe registration procedure of the trademark A.the concept of trademark registration商标注册的概念Trademark registration refers to the legal fact that, in order to acquire the exclusive rights to use trademarks, the user of trademark applies to the registration requirements, principles and procedures set by the law, and the trademark approves the registration after examination. 商标注册指的是，为了取得商标专利权，商标使用者根据法律申请注册条件、原则和程序，并且在检测之后批准注册商标的法律事实。For the user of the trademark, trademark registration is the necessary procedure to acquire the trademark right. Only the trademark approved and registered by the trademark office can get the protection of the law. Therefore, in countries where the principle of trademark registration is practiced, trademark registration becomes the important legal evidences for confirming the trademark right. 对于商标使用者而言，商标注册是获得商标权的必经程序。只有商标被商标局批准并注册，才能被法律所保护。因此在商标注册原则比较成熟的国家，商标注册成为确定商标权的重要法律依据。 A. the significance of trademark registration商标注册的意义The legal significance of trademark registration lies in the fact that only the registered trademark can be protected by law; while the unregistered trademark can not. 商标注册的法律意义在于仅有注册的商标才能受法律保护，而没有注册的商标则不能受保护。After the trademark is registered, the former user of the trademark becomes the right proprietor of trademark, who enjoys the right of exclusive use of the registered trademark, uses the said trademark in the period and field stipulated by the law in a long term and stably, and also has the right to forbid others to use the identical or similar trademark on the identical or similar type of commodities. 商标注册以后，以前的商标使用者成为商标权的所有者，他们享有商标专用权，在法律规定的一定周期和领域内长期并且稳定的使用上述商标。On the other hand, an unregistered trademark, not having acquired the registered right, will not be protected by the law. The user of an unregistered trademark enjoys only the right of use, which is under an unstable situation. Once this trademark is identical or similar to another registered trademark, he can only stop using it, or, worse still, the using of this trademark is liable to penalty for infringement.另一方面，一个未注册的商标，没有获得商标权，将不会受法律保护。一个未注册处于一种不稳定的状态，商标的使用者仅仅享有使用权。一旦这个商标跟另一个注册商标相同或相似，他就必须停止使用该商标，或者更糟糕的是使用该商标可能因为侵权而受惩罚。Besides, trademark registration has economic importance, which can bring huge profits to right proprietor. After the trademark is registered, the right proprietor of trademark can establish the trademark reputation, attract consumers, build up the superior position in the competition and found his trademark value through a long term of using the trademark, for instance, “Haier”, “Wu Liang Ye” and some other trademarks bring huge profits to the enterprises.另外，商标注册具有经济意义，它可以给权利所有者带来巨大的利益。商标被注册以后，商标权所有者可以建立商业声誉，吸引消费者，在竞争中占有优秀的位置并通过长期使用商标发现自己商标的价值，例如，海尔、五粮液以及一些其他的给企业带来巨大利益的商标。B. the procedure of trademark registration商标注册程序Any natural person, legal person or other organization that needs to acquire the right to exclusive use of a trademark for the commodities it produces, manufactures, processes, selects or markets shall file an application for commodity trademark registration with the Trademark Office.任何自然人、法人或其他组织都需要为商品过程管理、制成品、生产过程、选辑或市场向商标局提出商品商标注册申请，以获得商标专利权。With respect to the commodities that the state has designated as requiring the use of a registered trademark, an application for trademark registration must be filed; the commodities may not be sold on the market before the registration is granted. 关于商品，国家将其定义为一种注册商标的使用需要，一个商标注册申请必须被申请；在注册被同意之前商品不能进入市场。If an application has been made to register a trademark that is not in conformity with the relevant provisions of this Law or that is identical with or similar to another persons trademark which has already been registered or given preliminary examination and approval for use on the same kind of commodities or similar commodities, the Trademark Office shall reject the current application and shall not publicly announce that trademark.如果一个申请被注册为商标，它与相关法律规定不一致或与别人早已注册或被初步审查批准使用同类或相似商品的商标相同或相似，商标局将会拒绝目前的申请并且不会公开宣布这个商标。If two or more trademark registration applicants apply for registration of identical or similar trademarks for the same kind of commodities or similar commodities, the trademark whose registration was first applied for shall be given preliminary examination and approval and shall be publicly announced; if the applications are filed on the same day, the trademark which was first used shall be given preliminary examination and approval and shall be publicly announced, and the applications of the others shall be rejected and shall not be publicly announced. 如果2个或更多的商标注册申请为同类商品或相似商品注册相同或相似的商标，最先申请注册者将会被给予最初审查批准并且将会被公开宣布；如果这些申请申请时间相同，最先使用该商标的将会被最先审查批准并且被公开宣布，其他人的申请将会被驳回并且不会公开宣布。When an application has been made to register a trademark that is in conformity with the relevant provisions of this Law, the Trademark Office shall make a preliminary examination and approval of that trademark and shall publicly announce it.当一个申请被注册为与相关法律规定一致的商标时，商标局将会对该商标做一个最先的审核批准并公开宣布。Any person may file an opposition to a trademark which has been given preliminary examination and approval within three months from the day it was publicly announced. If no opposition is filed after the period of public announcement expires, registration shall be granted, a trademark registration certificate shall be issued and the trademark shall be publicly announced.从该商标被初步审核批准被公开宣布的那天起3各月内，任何人都可以对该商标提出异议。如果在公开宣布的有效期内没有人提出异议，注册就正式被允许通过，商标注册证明将会被发放并且该商标将会被公开宣布。When an application for trademark registration has been rejected and the trademark is not to be publicly announced, the Trademark Office shall notify the trademark registration applicant in writing. If the trademark registration applicant refuses to accept the rejection, it may apply to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board for a re-examination within 15 days from the day on which the notification is received.当一个商标注册申请被驳回并且未被公开宣布，商标局将书面通知商标注册申请者。如果商标注册申请者拒绝接受驳回，它可能在通知收到日起15日内申请商标复议和裁决委员会复审。If an opposition is filed against a trademark which has been given preliminary examination and approval and has been publicly announced, the Trademark Office shall hear the statements of the facts and reasons made by the opponent and the person against whom the opposition is filed and shall, after investigation and verification, make a ruling. 如果对被最初审核批准并公开宣布的商标有异议的，商标局将审理反对者的事实报告和原因，并且反对者的异议被提出之后将会被调查核实做出裁决。If a party disagrees with the decision, it may apply to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board for a re-e