How to Conduct a Trade Mark Search in China China IPR SME Helpdesk Valen&na Salmoiraghi 3 April 2014 3 April 2014 1 Welcome to the webinar Aleksandra Cybulska China IPR SME Helpdesk Project Oﬃcer 3 April 2014 2 Webinar interac@on tools Turn on full screen here Raise your hand here Send the IP expert a ques9on here Webinar 24 hour technical support number: hEp://support.gotomee&ng.com ‘Contact Us’ sec&on 3 April 2014 3 Snapshot: Helpdesk Services Enquiry Helpline Training Workshops & Live Webinars Website & Blog E-‐learning & Business Tools 3 April 2014 IP Guides & NewsleHers 4 Today’s Speaker Name: Valen&na Salmoiraghi Insert Picture here Firm: China IPR SME Helpdesk Loca@on: Beijing, China Email: valen&na.salmoiraghi@china-‐iprhelpdesk.eu 3 April 2014 5 Agenda: 1.  Trade marks in China 2.  Why conduct a trade mark search? 3.  Step by step guide for search i) Basic search for iden&cal trade marks ii) Advanced search for similar trade marks 4.  What to do aZer the search? 5.  Q&A session 3 April 2014 6 Poll 1 Ques@on: Do you have any business dealings in or with China? A: Yes B: No C: I am planning to 3 April 2014 7 Trade marks in China Ø  Most common type of IPR essen&al to all kinds of companies Ø  Territorial and ﬁrst-‐to-‐to ﬁle system in China Ø  Registra&on can take approximately 9 to 12 months Ø  The dura&on is 10 years and it is renewable 3 April 2014 8 Why conduct a trade mark search? Ø  Before you apply to register your trade mark Ø  To check availability Ø  To check if there are similar trade mark already registered in China Ø  Important to prevent you spending resources on an applica&on which may be rejected 3 April 2014 9 Step by step guide 1.  The CTMO online database can be used to search for all trade marks registered or currently in the applica&on process in China: hEp://sbcx.saic.gov.cn/trssearch-‐e/ 2.  Technical requirements: the CTMO recommends using Internet Explorer 6.0 to conduct the search 3.  Accept the disclaimer: only preliminary search 4.  Choose the database: Ø Basic search: SGTMI Ø Advanced search: SISTM Ø Trade mark applica&on status: STMAS 3 April 2014 10 Basic search: SGTMI 3 April 2014 11 EXAMPLE: ‘European Chamber’ 3 April 2014 12 Trade Mark Informa@on 3 April 2014 13 Poll 2 Ques@on: Are you considering to register your Trade Mark in China? A: Yes, I am planning to B: Yes, I have already applied C: Yes, and I have already conducted a TM search D: I am s&ll hesita&ng E: No 3 April 2014 14 Advanced search: SISTM 3 April 2014 15 Advanced search: SISTM -‐ Example 3 April 2014 16 AZer the Trade mark search Ø  Trade mark is not in the database: available ü begin the registra&on procedure ASAP! ü apply directly or through a trade mark agent Ø  Trade mark is in the database: not available anymore ü ﬁle an opposi&on within 3 months! ü ﬁle for invalida&on before the TRAB ü buy-‐back op&on 3 April 2014 17 Take Away Messages ü  Do a trade mark search any &me you want to register a trade mark to save &me and costs. ü  Act promptly and in advance. ü  Be aware that trade mark search results can change as informa&on are uploaded on the database on a con&nuous basis. ü  For dubious or more complex cases seek the advice of IP Lawyers. ü  Check or ‘How to Conduct a Trade Mark Search Guide’ available online. 3 April 2014 18 Q&A Name: Valen&na Salmoiraghi Insert Picture here Firm: China IPR SME Helpdesk Loca@on: Beijing, China Email: valen&na.salmoiraghi@china-‐iprhelpdesk.eu 3 April 2014 19 Join our upcoming events! Upcoming Training Events in China: 9 April, Beijing: European SMEs and China's IP Landscape: Successes and Pilalls 16 April, Shenzhen: PRD European SME Forum 2014 9 May, Shanghai: Sino-‐EU Bio Partnering Upcoming Training Events in Europe: 16 April, Bra&slava: How to Protect your IP While Doing Business in China 16 April, Webinar: Using Customs to Protect your IP in China 25 April, Brussels: How to Protect your Business and Innova&ons in China? 28 April, Liverpool: Introduc&on to IPR protec&on in China and Southeast Asia 29 April, Riga: How to Protect your IP While Doing Business in China Click here to access o ur Event Calendar. 3 April 2014 20 Thank you Both the China IPR SME Helpdesk and ASEAN IPR SME Helpdesk provide free, conﬁden&al, business-‐focused advice rela&ng to China IPR to European Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). v Helpdesk Enquiry Service – ques&on@china-‐iprhelpdesk.eu / ques&on@asean-‐iprhelpdesk.eu v Training & Events v Materials v Online Services -‐ www.china-‐iprhelpdesk.eu / www.asean-‐iprhelpdesk.eu For more informa&on please contact the Helpdesks: Room 900, Beijing Sunﬂower Tower No. 37 Maizidian Street Chaoyang District Beijing 100125, P.R. China Hotline number: +86 (10) 6462 0892 3 April 2014 21