CNIPA's answers on name and address changes and cancellation

After a change to the "name" or "address" on the business license, a change application must be filed with the Trademark Office.

No.

It will not be cancelled because of its name or address. A change application is advisable, because otherwise it will affect later filings for the mark and delivery of registered letters.

No.

Refused marks need not be changed along with the others.

It abandons the change application currently filed.

Yes. A change application should be filed promptly.

The applicant's name on a new application must match the name on the business license.

1. It can register in the individual business's name. 2. File a change application. 3. Earlier marks need a change application too; otherwise a new application will be refused because the entities differ.

When applying in a company's name, the address must match the business license. When applying in a natural person's name, a mailing address can be given.

Where the applicant is a natural person, the mark's address can be a mailing address, so you can choose whether to change it.

Give the applicant's detailed address headed by the three levels of province, city and county or district.

Simply file the change application; no other proof is needed.

File a change application.

A screenshot of the company's change record from the national enterprise credit website can serve as the proof for a change application. It needs the seal of the trademark owner's company, not of the agency.

A change of company name does not require returning the original registration certificate.

It is advisable to apply for the replacement certificate after the change is approved. If they are filed together and the change is approved later, the certificate still shows the name before the change.

File a name change with the Trademark Office. If it is approved before the registration announcement, the certificate shows the new name. If it is approved after the announcement, the certificate shows the old name.

For a change application, a registered mark receives a change certificate, and a mark still under application receives a notice approving the change.

A change.

Under the Regulations for the Implementation of the Trademark Law, a change of the owner's name, address or other registered details of a registered mark requires a change application.

Where the exclusive right passes through inheritance, merger, acquisition or restructuring, transfer formalities must be completed.

Simply file a change application.

File a change application with the Trademark Office.

An application to reduce goods or services is limited to marks still in the registration process, including those in opposition, review of non-registration, or litigation. For a registered mark, file a cancellation application.

The Trademark Office issues a new registration certificate directly, with no application or payment needed.

There is no mandatory rule.

None.

There is no fee for a cancellation application.

No one can apply to cancel another party's mark. Only the applicant can apply to cancel its own.

Where the withdrawal formalities are complete and the documents are properly filled in, and examination finds them compliant, CNIPA sends the applicant a notice approving withdrawal of the application. A new application can be filed at any time; there is no time rule.