德國(guó)商標(biāo)申請(qǐng)人主體資格：

任何自然人或法人可申請(qǐng)注冊(cè)商標(biāo)。在德國(guó)沒有營(yíng)業(yè)所的申請(qǐng)人只要在其設(shè)有營(yíng)業(yè)所的國(guó)家接受德國(guó)的商標(biāo)并且予以和其本國(guó)的商標(biāo)相同的待遇時(shí)才能依法在德國(guó)申請(qǐng)商標(biāo)保護(hù)。另外，德國(guó)專利局還可以要求外國(guó)的設(shè)備申請(qǐng)人提供在其設(shè)有營(yíng)業(yè)所的國(guó)家已經(jīng)提出并取得設(shè)備注冊(cè)的證明。但這一要求將基于對(duì)等原則。除了國(guó)際公約中另有規(guī)定的外，德國(guó)不允許核準(zhǔn)注冊(cè)未達(dá)到法定要求的商標(biāo)申請(qǐng)。

申請(qǐng)所需文件：

1、商標(biāo)圖樣。

2、商品和服務(wù)清單。

3、外國(guó)申請(qǐng)人還需提供原屬國(guó)商標(biāo)注冊(cè)證副本，對(duì)給予德國(guó)公民特權(quán)的互惠國(guó)家公民無(wú)需認(rèn)證。

審查流程：專利局將對(duì)申請(qǐng)文件的形式以及商標(biāo)是否有注冊(cè)性進(jìn)行嚴(yán)格的審查。但不對(duì)該商標(biāo)之前是否存在相同或類似的注冊(cè)或申請(qǐng)進(jìn)行審查。對(duì)商標(biāo)的注冊(cè)性進(jìn)行審查后，對(duì)于有注冊(cè)性的商標(biāo)予以刊登商標(biāo)公告。在公告期3個(gè)月內(nèi)，任何相同或相似商標(biāo)的主持人或在先

申請(qǐng)人都可以提出異議，由專利局作出裁定。

以下情況將不予注冊(cè)：

1.申請(qǐng)注冊(cè)的商標(biāo)與在先注冊(cè)商標(biāo)相同，或指定的商品或服務(wù)相同。

2. 申請(qǐng)注冊(cè)的商標(biāo)與在先注冊(cè)商標(biāo)相同或近似，或指定的商品或服務(wù)相同或近似而造成公眾聯(lián)想的。

3.與在先注冊(cè)的馳名商標(biāo)在不同類別商品或服務(wù)上申請(qǐng)相同或近似商標(biāo)，這種注冊(cè)商標(biāo)沒有合法理由的不公平使用將會(huì)給馳名商標(biāo)的顯著性和知名度帶來(lái)?yè)p害的。

German trademark applicant subject qualification :

Any natural or legal person may apply for a registered trademark. Applicants who do not have a place of business in Germany can apply for trademark protection in Germany according to law only if they accept German trademarks in the country where they have a place of business and give the same treatment as their own trademarks. In addition, the German Patent Office can also require foreign equipment applicants to provide a certificate that has been submitted and obtained equipment registration in the country where they have a business place. But this requirement will be based on the principle of reciprocity. Except as otherwise provided in international conventions, Germany is not permitted to approve applications for registration of trademarks that do not meet the statutory requirements.

Documents required for application :

1. Trademark pattern.

2. List of goods and services.

3. Foreign applicants are also required to provide a copy of the trademark registration certificate of the State of origin, which is not required to certify reciprocal national citizens who grant German citizenship privileges.

Review process : Patent Office will strictly review the form of application documents and whether the trademark is registered. However, the existence of the same or similar registration or application prior to the trademark is not examined. After examining the registration of trademarks, trademark announcements are published for registered trademarks. Within 3 months of the notice, any presiding officer of the same or similar trade mark or prior

All applicants may raise objections and the Patent Office shall make a ruling.

The following cases will not be registered :

1.The trademark applied for registration is the same as the prior registered trademark, or the specified goods or services.

2.The trademark applied for registration is the same or similar to the prior registered trademark, or the specified goods or services are the same or similar to cause public association.

3. The unfair use of a registered trademark without lawful grounds would damage the visibility and visibility of a well-known trademark if it applies for the same or similar trademark in different categories of goods or services as a well-known trademark previously registered.