Trademark Registration in China

Trademark application package is a flat fee service which encompasses trademark search, application preparation, filing, reporting, and deliver registration certificate.

After a trademark search, we will offer some detailed advice as to what classes to apply and the generally successful rate.

It does not include response to objections filed by a third party or any subsequent appeal procedures.

Yes, we do. If a trademark search reveals that your mark is absolutely not possible to register in China, we will refund the entire fee. However, once we file the application, the entire fee is not refundable.

Word, design, letter, numeral, three-dimensional symbol, a combination of colors, and sound, as well as a combination of the above, may serve as a trademark for registration purposes. However, ideas, complex artistic work, and software are not eligible for trademark registration.

Any natural person or entity can be the trademark applicant in China. Such person and entity should have complete control over the existence of a trademark. The name should be on the passport (in case of a natural person) or on the certificate of incorporation (in case of legal entity).

The China Trademark Office will have to make a judgment whether a trademark can be registered within 9 months of receiving the application. But in practice, it is advised to budget one year because there may be office actions or other communications involved.

The initial period of validity of a registered trademark is 10 years, from the date of approval of the registration. For renewal, the period of validity of each renewal is 10 years, counted from the day immediately following the expiration of the prior validity period.

If the registrant intends to continue to use the registered trademark beyond the expiration of the validity period, it should submit a renewal application within six months before the expiration date. If no application is filed within this period, a grace period of six months is granted. If no application is filed at the expiration of the grace period, the registered trademark will be removed from the registrar and anyone else can register the mark.