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Inkcazelo emfutshane:
1. ukufikelela kuluhlu lweofisi ye-Trademark, ukuyila ingxelo yophando
2. ukulungiselela amaxwebhu asemthethweni kunye nokufaka izicelo
3. ukulungisa amaxwebhu asemthethweni e-ITU kunye nokufaka izicelo ze-ITU
4. ukufaka isicelo sokulibaziseka kwi-ofisi ye-trademark ukuba uphawu aluqali ukusetyenziswa ngelo xesha lokulawula (ngokuqhelekileyo amaxesha ama-5 kwiminyaka emi-3)
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Inxalenye yokuqala: inkonzo yokubhalisa uphawu lwentengiso
1. ukufikelela kuluhlu lweofisi ye-Trademark, ukuyila ingxelo yophando
2. ukulungiselela amaxwebhu asemthethweni kunye nokufaka izicelo
3. ukulungisa amaxwebhu asemthethweni e-ITU kunye nokufaka izicelo ze-ITU
4. ukufaka isicelo sokulibaziseka kwi-ofisi ye-trademark ukuba uphawu aluqali ukusetyenziswa ngelo xesha lokulawula (ngokuqhelekileyo amaxesha ama-5 kwiminyaka emi-3)
5. ukufaka inkcaso malunga nokwaphulwa kophawu lwentengiso (ngokusekwe kubhideko lwabathengi, ukuhlanjululwa, okanye ezinye iithiyori)
6. ukuphendula iintshukumo zeofisi yophawu
7. ukufayila ubhaliso lokurhoxiswa
8. ukuyila amaxwebhu ezabelo kunye nokurekhoda umsebenzi kwi-Ofisi ye-Trademark
9. abanye
Icandelo lesiBini: Imibuzo eqhelekileyo malunga nokubhalisa uphawu lokuthengisa e-United States
Umfaki-sicelo kufuneka afake isicelo kwi-Ofisi yePatent yase-United States kunye ne-Trademark Office (USPTO).
EUnited States, phantse yonke into inokuba luphawu lokuthengisa ukuba ibonisa umthombo wempahla kunye neenkonzo zakho.Isenokuba ligama, isilogeni, uyilo, okanye indibaniselwano yezi.Isenokuba sisandi, ivumba, okanye umbala.Unokubhaliswa kwakhona uphawu lwakho lokuthengisa ngefomathi yoonobumba abaqhelekileyo okanye ifomathi yefomu ekhethekileyo.
Ifomathi yoonobumba abaqhelekileyo: umzekelo: i-CocaCola TM elandelayo, ikhusela amagama ngokwawo kwaye ayiphelelanga kwisimbo sefonti ethile, ubungakanani, okanye umbala.
Unobumba okhethekileyo: umzekelo: i-TM ilandelayo, ukubhalwa kwesitayile yinxalenye ebalulekileyo yoko kukhuselweyo.
Icandelo lesi-2 leTrademark lidwelise amanqaku alinakubhaliswa njengeempawu eMelika.Ezinje ngokuba amanqaku aqulathe okanye abandakanya ukuziphatha okubi, inkohliso, okanye equlathe okanye equlathe iflegi okanye ibhatyi yengalo okanye enye insignia yase-United States okanye nayiphi na i-United States okanye umasipala, njl.
Akukho mfuneko yomthetho, kodwa sincoma kakhulu kuba iya kukunceda ufumane ulwazi oluphambili malunga nobungozi besicelo.
Hayi, iUnited States ayikuvumeli ukubhaliswa kokukhusela.Ngamanye amazwi, unokubhalisa kuphela amanqaku eempahla okanye iinkonzo eklasini oya kuzisebenzisa.
Ewe iyenza.Ngexesha lokufakwa kwesicelo, i-Trademark Act ifuna umfaki-sicelo ofake isicelo esinenjongo yokusebenzisa nengxelo yenjongo enyanisekileyo yokusebenzisa uphawu kurhwebo.
Kuyaxhomekeka.Inokuba ziinyanga ezili-9 okanye ngaphezulu kuba izicelo ezininzi ezifakwe ngo-2021 kunye nobhubhane, obangele ukuxhomekeka okukhulu kwesicelo.
Ewe, kunokuba njalo.Ukuba igqwetha loviwo lwe-USPTO lifumanisa ukuba isicelo sinemiba, liya kukhupha isenzo se-ofisi kumenzi-sicelo.Umfaki-sicelo kufuneka aphendule ngexesha elithile.
Iintsuku ezingama-30.Ngexesha elishicilelweyo, umntu wesithathu angafaka isikhalazo sokuchasa isicelo.
Ubhaliso ngalunye luya kuhlala lusebenza iminyaka eli-10 ngaphandle kokuba ukubhaliswa kwawo nawaphi na amanqaku kuya kucinywa nguMlawuli ngaphandle kokuba umnini weefayile zobhaliso kwii-afidavithi ze-USPTO ezihlangabezana neemfuno:
a)Ngaphakathi kwethuba eli-1 elingaphambi kokuphela kweminyaka emi-6 elandela umhla wobhaliso phantsi koMthetho weempawu zoRhwebo okanye umhla wokupapashwa phantsi kwecandelo 12(c);
b)Ngaphakathi kwethuba eli-1 elingaphambi kokuphela kweminyaka eli-10 emva komhla wobhaliso, kunye nexesha ngalinye leminyaka eli-10 elilandela umhla wobhaliso.
c)Ingxelo efungelweyo iyakuthi
(i)
i-oset state uphawu luyasetyenziswa kurhwebo;
bonisa iimpahla kunye neenkonzo ezicengiweyo kubhaliso okanye ngokunxulumene apho uphawu lusetyenziswa kurhwebo.
i-obe ehamba nelo nani leesampuli okanye iifaksi ezibonisa ukusetyenziswa ngoku kophawu kurhwebo njengoko kunokufunwa nguMlawuli;kwaye
i-obe ehamba nomrhumo omiselwe nguMlawuli;okanye
(ii)
ukuveza iimpahla kunye neenkonzo ezicengiweyo kubhaliso okanye ngokunxulumene apho uphawu lungasetyenziswanga kurhwebo;
bandakanya umboniso wokuba nakuphi na ukungasebenzisi kungenxa yeemeko ezikhethekileyo ezithethelela oko kungayisebenzisi kwaye akubanga ngenxa yazo naziphi na iinjongo zokulahla uphawu;kwaye
obe ehamba nomrhumo omiselwe nguMlawuli.
Ungafaka isicelo kwi-TTAB kwisikhalazo sokurhoxisa ubhaliso.
