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At present,
the search for a word mark, including Chinese characters,
foreign words and the combinations thereof, is undertaken
by our office through the open database of the Chinese
Trademark Office, while the search for a mark with device
alone or for the device portions of a composition mark
is undertaken by the pertinent department under the Chinese
Trademark Office. Search can be also taken based on a
registration/application number or on a company name.
Either regular search or urgent search can be requested.
The former takes 5 working days to provide the search
report, while the latter takes 2 working days.
The search covers the prior registered marks, including
international registration that are effective in China,
and pending applications that have been preliminarily
approved but have not been registered before the date
of search. The search also covers pending applications
that have been recorded in the database before the date
of search. However, the search is subject to the limitation
that trademarks filed for application within the past
six months may not be available for search. Moreover,
the search result is only for reference, without legal
effect.
The search can reveal both identical and similar
trademarks on identical or similar goods/services.
Information needed to request search:
1. trademark to be searched, if it is a device trademark
or trademark including device, please provide with a
copy of the trademark;
2. international class and/or relevant goods/service
items to be searched;
3. if a search is based on a company name, please
provide with complete and exact company name, in either
Chinese or foreign language or both.
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