If you would like to get your brand to be protected in China before your products enter into the China market, it will be better to register a trademark for your brand since in China most Chinese tend to copy the products,so if you can get your products well protected so that you can take the first priority to use the trademark based on the rules that who applied the trademark first, who will get the certificate from China Intellectual Property Service Centre.
Trademark Design
Advantages of China Trademark design by Tannet:
Novelty- novelty of trademark design satisfies the distinctive feature of a trademark and enhances its reputation and market.Trademark naming avoids a straight relation with the functions of goods; the name of trademark should not be “merely descriptive”,Trademark design is theme-oriented and reasonably arranged. China Trademark Service from Tannet is equipped with a team of excellent designers from home and abroad, who are ready to provide you with professional services.
China Trademark Search
Before filing your application, please find out whether or not that name is already being used for the type of product or service that you wish to use it for.
We can search the China Trademark with our own resources for you, which is for free; also, there is another way to search trademark with related authorities, which takes some time and costs some money. The search result will minimize the risk for the whole application and registration process. Therefore, the search service with authorities is strongly recommended.
Submit Application of China Trademark
An application must include the following documents before the China Trademark Office will accept it.
Authorization letter of registration;
Qualification certificate of applicant;
A clear drawing of the trademark;
A listing of the goods or services;
The filing fee for at least one class of goods or services.
Notice of Acceptance
When The China Trademark Office receives your application data of trademark registration, they will give you an application number and issue the Notice of Acceptance within 3 months.
China Trademark Examination
After the China Trademark Office determines that you have met the minimum filing requirements, the application is forwarded to an examining attorney. This may take a number of months. The examining attorney reviews the application to determine whether it complies with all applicable rules and statutes and includes all required fees.
A complete examination includes a search for conflicting marks, and an examination of the written application, the drawing, and any specimen.
China Trademark Publication
If the examining attorney raises no objections to registration, or if the applicant overcomes all objections, the examining attorney will approve the mark for publication in the Official Gazette, which is three months publication of the China Trademark Office.
Trademark Registration
If no party files an opposition or requests to extend the time to oppose, the China Trademark Office will normally register the mark and issue a registration certificate. The date of filing the application will be the registration date.
Time and Fees
Time: The approximate time for obtaining the certificate is about 24 months for smooth application. The term of validity is 10 years from the date of filing the application, in which period no extra fee is imposed.
Fees: please contact us for further information.
Tannet’s Service
Tannet is an experienced trademark registration company. Being equipped with professional staff specified in law,financing and accounting area. We can provide all-round and high quality services of trademark registration. And our services also cover a wide range of fields, including investment guidance, tax advisory, business consulting, etc. With dozens of branch offices from HK, Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai, etc, our high qualify services are available for you anywhere and anytime.
Contact us
If you have further queries, don’t hesitate to contact TANNET anytime, anywhere by simply visiting TANNET website english.tannet-group.com or calling China hotline at 86-20-87550061, or emailing to atahk@aliyun.com. You are also welcome to talk with us online by simply joining our MSN: atahk@aliyun.com. Unit 1001, 10/F, Blk A, Fengxing Plaza, NO.67 East Tianhe Rd, Guangzhou, China.
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