Trademark registration is the prerequisite and condition for the user of a trademark to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark. Only the trademark that has been approved for registration can be effectively protected by law. After the implementation of the new trademark law in 2013, an application for trademark registration can specify multiple categories, but it shall be charged according to the number of categories.
It takes 9 months from the application to the completion of the examination of a trademark, and the period of trademark announcement is 3 months. If everything goes well, it takes about 15 months for a trademark to get the trademark registration certificate from the submission of the application.

Trademark inquiry can effectively reduce the risk of trademark registration. We suggest that each trademark should be investigated professionally before being submitted for registration.