Chapter 209 Registering a trademark is troublesome
After following Manager Yan to the department store, Zhang Junping did not rush to talk about signing the lease contract, but asked: "Manager Yan, are you selling Nan Xincang?"
"Sell or not? Do you want to buy Nan Xincang?"
"Yeah, I want to buy it!
In the past, Nan Xincang was the warehouse of our department store, but now Nan Xincang is dispensable to our department store. If we keep it, we will have to increase maintenance costs."
"This..." Manager Yan pondered, not knowing how to answer more tactfully.
As Zhang Junping said, Nan Xincang is no longer needed. They have a new warehouse, just under the department store.
There are actually five vacant rooms in Nanxincang now, and one is so damaged that it cannot be used without major repairs.
The other five warehouses in use don't have much in them either.
However, it is a state-owned asset after all, and they cannot sell it if they want.
"Classmate Xiao Zhang, I personally have no say whether this Nan Xincang will be sold or not. It is up to Manager Tian to make the decision and discuss it at a meeting. This is not a trivial matter after all."
"It's okay. I'm not in a hurry. You guys can study it slowly and we'll sign the lease contract first." Zhang Junping was not disappointed at all with Manager Yan's evasion and said with a smile.
Anyway, it’s a matter of whether you have dates or not. There are too many houses worth buying in Beijing. Can he buy them?
After signing the lease contract, Zhang Junping first paid one year's rent, of course eight months' rent was paid, and the other four months were used to offset the house maintenance costs.
After coming out of the department store, Zhang Junping went directly to the Trademark Office.
"Hello comrade, I'm here to register a trademark. This is my letter of introduction." Zhang Junping found the office where the trademark was registered, took out the letter of introduction and handed it to a middle-aged woman in her thirties (1980s and 1930s) in the office.
If you are many years old, you are already middle-aged).
The middle-aged woman took a look at the letter of introduction and then asked: "Apply as an individual or as an employer?"
"Personal application!"
“Prepare a copy of the household registration booklet, six trademark pictures, put five in the document bag, and paste one on the back of the trademark registration application form...
After we receive the application, we will publicize it for one year. After the publicity is over, we will issue a trademark use license..." The middle-aged woman enthusiastically explained the process of registering a trademark to Zhang Junping.
"..." Zhang Junping really didn't know that registering a trademark was so troublesome. Apart from thinking of a name, he didn't prepare anything else.
I could only say awkwardly: "Thank you, I will go back and prepare to trouble you again."
"Okay, you need to pay a trademark registration fee to register a trademark..." The middle-aged woman did not find it annoying, but reminded her patiently.
As early as the Qing Dynasty, domestic laws and regulations on trademarks already existed.
However, until now, China has not paid much attention to trademarks, so the Trademark Office is deserted, and middle-aged women are also idle. It is rare for someone to register a trademark, so they are naturally enthusiastic.
Zhang Junping thanked him again and left the Trademark Office.
"Hey, buddy, do you want to register a trademark?" As soon as he walked out of the Trademark Office, a energetic young man with side parted hair stopped Zhang Junping.
"Yes!" Zhang Junping smiled and nodded.
"Brother, do you want help? It will be very troublesome if you register yourself.
As long as you spend a little money, everything will be done for you." The young man whispered to Zhang Junping.
Unexpectedly, there are now scalpers who register as agents.
"Dude, how do you charge?"
"It only costs fifty yuan, and I can help you get everything done. You can get the trademark license before you pay."
"It's cheaper. I plan to register more than a hundred trademarks."
“Brother, that’s awesome! Register so many trademarks!
In this way, thirty yuan for a trademark cannot be less!" The young man was startled and gave Zhang Junping a thumbs up, then gritted his teeth and said to Zhang Junping with a distressed look.
"Forget it! I'd better apply myself!
With more than a hundred trademarks, it will cost you three to five thousand yuan." Zhang Junping shook his head and refused.
"Brother, it looks like you spent money, but it can save you a lot of time!
You look like a big boss, and your time is precious..." The young man didn't want to give up such a big deal, so he tried to persuade him.
"Haha, buddy, it doesn't matter if I don't have time, I can ask someone for help!
Asking a college student to help you only costs thirty or forty yuan a month.
I asked four or five college students to help..."
After listening to Zhang Junping's words, the young man turned and left.
He was too lazy to talk nonsense with Zhang Junping. He knew that Zhang Junping would not ask him for help in applying for a trademark.
As Zhang Junping said, even if you are not familiar with the application process, just ask a few more people for help.
If there are really more than 100 trademarks, it will be much cheaper to hire a few more people to apply for trademark registration than to go to them.
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On Qianmen Street, Huang Juan was leading ten salesmen to clean the store on Qianmen Street.
The eldest brother-in-law also took ten apprentices and was busy assembling and placing the furniture that had just been delivered.
"Pingzi is here!" Seeing Zhang Junping, the eldest brother-in-law stopped what he was doing and came over to say hello.
"Well, let me come over and take a look! Has the furniture been shipped?"
“After it’s shipped here, we’ll wait for Minister Huang and the others to clean it up before placing the furniture.
By the way, I found a lot of old-fashioned furniture in the backyard warehouse, what should I do with it?"
"Let's put it aside for now! There is no need to store furniture here, just place samples.
If you buy furniture, it will be shipped directly from the factory.”
Zhang Junping knew about those old-fashioned furniture that the eldest brother-in-law mentioned.
They are all good stuff. The walnut wood furniture, elm wood furniture, and several pieces of old mahogany furniture are all from the Republic of China period.
These furniture are not used old furniture, they are all new, and the hot wax on them is still in its original state.
Hot waxing is artificial slurry, which artificially covers the furniture with a layer of slurry to protect the wood of the furniture itself.
The wax layer on useless furniture is definitely different from that on used furniture, it's very obvious.
"Brother Zhang, you are here and you will clean up immediately, but we still lack a sign..." Huang Juan also ran over when she heard the news of Zhang Junping's arrival.
"Signboard?!" Zhang Junping slapped his head and really forgot about this, "I'll go back and make the signboard right away.
Without delaying the opening tomorrow, you can continue."
After Zhang Junping finished speaking, he turned around and left the furniture store, riding back to the furniture factory.
Making a sign is relatively simple.
Zhang Junping found a pine board, ordered an electric saw, and started processing the signboard.
Zhang Junping first sawed out the core of the plaque, and then started sawing the wood for the edges.
Zhang Junping moved very quickly and soon the plaque was processed.
Of course, this can only be said to be a rough embryo, with the plaque core wrapped around the edge.