The maximum subsidy is 500,000 yuan! The May Day benefit that sellers in Shenzhen cannot miss

On April 20, the Shenzhen Municipal Administration for Market Regulation issued a notification document on subsidy collection. Specific operation documents for relevant individuals/units to apply have also been issued. Sellers can only operate in accordance with relevant regulations after the system is officially launched on May 1.

( Screenshot of the notice from Shenzhen Municipal Market Supervision Bureau)

The editor has compiled some issues and precautions that most sellers will be concerned about.

Content and time of application

The application contents of this subsidy are: trademark registration funding project and copyright registration application project .

The declaration period is from May 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021. There is only one month left, so sellers in need should remember to declare within the specified time .

It is worth noting that trademarks for which sellers have applied for subsidies cannot be re-applied . The centralized application period is only conducted once a year , so sellers need to be cautious when submitting to avoid misreporting or omissions.

The registration website is: https://amr.sz.gov.cn/mrasgas/sfc-company/#/apply/check-info?itemId=MB2C927393442125180001440300

The seller needs to copy the link to open it in the browser. After opening the link and logging in , the seller needs to select the relevant area that meets the requirements for trademark or patent registration, read and tick the "Guangdong Provincial Online Service Hall Service Terms", and click Next to proceed with the declaration.

Or you can log in from the Guangdong Provincial Government Website, select Shenzhen City and the Market Supervision Administration when switching regions and departments, click Public Services and the corresponding funding type or search for the funding type project name, select it and enter the application page.

Subsidy details and amount

Subsidies are divided into five categories: Madrid System , single country, EU /African Intellectual Property Organization, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as domestic certification marks, collective marks and geographical indications.

The Madrid system means that each designated country or region will receive a subsidy of RMB 1,000 , with a maximum of 20 countries or regions . After obtaining the Madrid International Registration Certificate, the applicant can apply for a subsidy once with the certificate, and the same trademark will not be subsidized repeatedly after it is approved for registration in each designated country .

A single country means that each trademark will be subsidized with RMB 1,000 , and the total number of single-country grants received by the same applicant for the 2020 trademark registration subsidy project shall not exceed 3 .

The European Union and the African Intellectual Property Organization provide funding of 3,000 yuan for each trademark .

Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan means that each case will be subsidized RMB 1,000 , and the total number of cases subsidized by the same applicant in all regions of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan for the 2020 trademark registration subsidy project shall not exceed 3.

Domestic certification trademarks, collective trademarks and geographical indications refer to those that have obtained domestic certification trademarks and collective trademark registration certificates . A subsidy of 200,000 yuan will be given for each certification trademark and collective trademark , and a subsidy of 500,000 yuan will be given for each geographical indication .

Importantly, the registration date or issuance date of the trademark registration certificates for the above subsidy projects is between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 (inclusive).

Trademark application conditions

Sellers must meet the following conditions to apply :

Non-individual trademark registration funding project : enterprises and institutions legally registered in the administrative area of ​​Shenzhen City (including the Shenzhen-Shantou Special Cooperation Zone).

Individual trademark registration subsidy program : individuals with Shenzhen household registration or holding a valid Shenzhen Special Economic Zone residence permit.

If the trademark right is jointly owned by multiple parties , the first-order trademark right holder shall submit the application and the applicant shall meet one of the above conditions 1 and 2.

The relevant information of the applicant shall be based on the information on the right holder, country, address (should be within the administrative area of ​​Shenzhen City) and date on the Madrid International Registration Certificate /Overseas Trademark Certificate/Domestic Collective Trademark, Certification Trademark, Geographical Indication Trademark Certificate.

Sellers need to prepare the following declaration materials:

According to the requirements, individuals or units can make paperless declarations online within the specified time .

Sellers applying for subsidies must provide a project application form ( i.e. fill in the project application information online on the system ), applicant qualification materials , and trademark registration texts. If the trademark registration texts are not in Chinese, a Chinese translation should also be provided .

For non-individual trademark registration funding projects: enterprises do not need to provide business licenses, and public institutions need to provide public institution legal person certificates with clear official seals.

Individuals applying for trademark registration funding projects : Shenzhen residents should provide the front and back of their ID card and their signature; individuals holding a valid Shenzhen Special Economic Zone residence permit should also provide the front and back of their ID card and their signature, the front and back of their valid residence permit and their signature, and provide a screenshot of the valid endorsement record of their residence permit in the "Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Residence Service Platform" for the past year and their signature.

For more detailed information on the collection process and precautions, the seller can log in to the website provided above for inquiry. Please remember that the time is within one month from May 1 to May 31.

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