注册商标的续展、转让和使用许可
注册商标的有效期为十年,自核准注册之日起计算。
注册商标有效期满,需要继续使用的,应当在期满前六个月内申请续展注册;在此期间未能提出申请的,可以给予六个月的宽展期。宽展期满仍未提出申请的,注销其注册商标。
每次续展注册的有效期为十年。
续展注册经核准后,予以公告。
转让注册商标的,转让人和受让人应当签订转让协议,并共同向商标局提出申请。受让人应当保证使用该注册商标的商品质量。
转让注册商标经核准后,予以公告。受让人自公告之日起享有商标专用权。
商标注册人可以通过签订商标使用许可合同,许可他人使用其注册商标。许可人应当监督被许可人使用其注册商标的商品质量。被许可人应当保证使用该注册商标的商品质量。
经许可使用他人注册商标的,必须在使用该注册商标的商品上标明被许可人的名称和商品产地。
商标使用许可合同应当报商标局备案。 |
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RENEWAL,ASSIGNMENT
AND LICENSING OF
REGISTERED
TRADEMARKS
The period of
validity of a
registered
trademark shall
be ten years,
counted from the
day the
registration is
approved.
If a
registrant needs
to continue to
use the
registered
trademark after
the period of
validity
expires, an
application for
renewal of
registration
shall be made
within six
months before
the expiration.
If the
registrant fails
to make such an
application
within that
period, an
extension period
of six months
may be granted.
If no
application has
been filed
before the
extension period
expires, the
registered
trademark shall
be cancelled.
The period of
validity for
each renewal of
registration
shall be ten
years.
After a
renewal of
registration has
been approved,
it shall be
publicly
announced.
When a
registered
trademark is to
be assigned, the
assignor and the
assignee shall
sign the
agreement of
assignment, and
shall jointly
file an
application with
the Trademark
Office. The
assignee shall
guarantee the
quality of the
commodities on
which the
registered
trademark is to
be used.
After the
assignment of a
registered
trademark has
been approved,
it shall be
publicly
announced. The
assignee shall
be entitled to
the right of
exclusive use of
the trademark
from the day of
public
announcement.
A trademark
registrant may,
by concluding a
trademark
licensing
contract,
authorize
another person
to use its
registered
trademark. The
licensor shall
supervise the
quality of the
commodities on
which the
licensee uses
the licensor's
registered
trademark, and
the licensee
shall guarantee
the quality of
the commodities
on which the
registered
trademark is to
be used.
The one
licensed to use
the registered
trademark of
another person
must indicate
the name of the
licensee and the
origin of the
commodities on
the commodities
on which that
registered
trademark is
used.
The trademark
licensing
contract shall
be submitted to
the Trademark
Office for the
archivist
purpose. |