Trademark registration in China
to promote and identify the goods or services of the trademark holder, and to protect the company’s reputation and profits;
As amended by the WTO Regulations, a trademark may be any designation that is visually perceived and capable of being represented graphically, and may in particular consist of words, persons, names, letters, numerals, graphic elements or combinations of colours, and include any combination of such signs;
A trademark may contain a three-dimensional shape, but it must be recordable and public, such as a drawing or a text description;
To increase the chances of successful registration, customers should try their best to provide a design created by themselves and with no special meaning in the text, which is both unique and novel.
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Trademark Search Oral Report
Free – Time required: 2 working days
Written report of the trademark search
$2,000 – Time required: 2 weeks
Trademark registration application
$3,000
One trademark One class
Time required: Approximately 18 months
Duration: 10 years, renewable every 10 years
According to the regulations of the China Trademark Office, a trademark application only includes ten detailed items of goods or services. If the client specifies to submit more than 10 items, the fee for each additional item is HK$200
The above is the full set of fees required for trademark registration, including official fees and agency fees, but excluding the fees for handling official objections or third-party objections
$3,700 for one trademark for one class
Time required: 6 to 8 months
Trademark registration procedures
- After filling in the application form, the client faxes or emails to the company;
- The company will send a special person to contact the customer to verify whether the required information is complete;
- Deposit of HK$ 1,500 to our account by cash or transfer (Bank of China #012-699-1-009918-6) 4. The Company arranges a search to ascertain the feasibility of registering the trademark. If confirmed, the client is required to pay the balance so that the client can commence the application process (if the search is found to be unregisterable, the client will propose to make amendments and start a new search (the search fee shall be paid by the client); However, if the client does not wish to proceed with the application, the Company will charge a handling fee of HK$ 1,000 and refund the balance after deducting the government search fee. )；
We submit the relevant documents and fees to the Intellectual Property Department for approval;
It takes about 6 months for the Intellectual Property Department to process the processing and issue of the certificate.
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For frequently asked questions about trademark registration, please click here