French Trademark Registration Overview 
 Commissioned by the French local agents, natural or legal person status and submit an application to the French National Industrial Property Office. An application can specify more than one category, the commodity classification of the Nice Agreement is divided into 45 classes. 
 Trademark rights from the date of filing, valid for 10 years, every ten years can be an application for renewal of an application for renewal shall be submitted in the last six months of the period of registration and payment of renewal fees. 
 French trademark registration application data, including 
 - Apply to legal persons, with a business license or registration certificate copy; Request for personal identification document copy of a natural person; 
 - The applicant name, address in both English and Chinese; 
 - Reproduction of the mark; 
 - The need to protect the name and category of goods / services; 
 - A declaration of priority (if required); 
 French trademark registration process time 
 (1) trademark registration review 
 Submission of applications for trademark registration, the French Office first formal review, the review of the application documents are submitted, the logos are clear category of goods or services is accurate. 
 Trademark applications through the form of review, the inspector is only review trademark whether the distinctive character, contains the name or mark of the trademark shall not be retrieved without the prior rights conflict. If the trademark does not prohibit registered trademark will be announced. 
 (2) dismissed and review 
 If, upon examination, are devoid of any significant or belong to prohibit the registration provisions set out in the name or mark, trademark applications will be rejected, the applicant may appeal the Court of Appeal of Paris, and requirements of the National Industrial Property Office for a rehearing. 
 (3) Notice and objections 
 Trademarks of the review will be published in the Trademark Gazette. Notice period of two months. Registered trademark owners or the earlier application, or enjoy the priority date of the applicant, as well as the well-known trademarks announcement trademark objection. 
 4 Register 
 By the objection ruling can be registered trademarks or bulletin no objection to a trademark will be allowed to register and issued the certificate of registration. 
 The entire smooth registration process takes about 10-12 months 
 Trademark registration preferred letter of course, the responsibility to brand success, success with your companions.