Trademark is used for representing your goods and services and make public easily to distinguish your goods & services from those of other traders. Therefore, when your goods or services have been launched to the market with great success, you are suggested to register the trademark for preventing your competitors to use your trademark on their goods or services to imperil your company’s reputation and income; normally, there are several purposes for trademark registration:
Our Fee: HK$6,500 per class (inclusive of government fee)
First payment (deposit): HK$3,250 (Before the first search, the deposit is not refundable)
Balance: HK$3,250 (After approval of the search and before registration)
1) Preliminary Advice from Us
2) Start first search
3) Trademark registration
4) Obtain the certificate
Name and Address of Trademark owner (Certificate for personal identifies ; if applying as a company, proof of company registration, Business Registration and information of one of the directors)
Design of the Trademark want to be registered
Categories of the Trademark want to be registered and their detail descriptions
1 Working Day
Trademark Search
2-4 Weeks
About 3 months (The Intellectual Property Department does not object, will move to public consultation; if the Intellectual Property Department rejected the application, the applicant can still submit a proof of opposition. However, in this case, the application time will need to be extended.
3 months (Public consultation, can process to Registration without third party objection)
Will issue Certificate after public consultation without objection
Remarks:
-Deposit is not refundable
-A third search will be provided if the proposed trademark is rejected by government in first & second trademark search and extra fee is HK$1,000. And HK$200 for an additional class.
-Additional Class registration fee: HK$1,500 (for each additional class of goods/ services, and not suitable for a defensive mark)
-The validity of the trademark is 10 years from the date of registration with unlimited renewal.
Validation: 10 Years
Search Fee and Time(HK$): Each category: 5,500
Registration Time: 18-24 months
Registration Fee(HK$):22,000
Validation: 10 Years
Search Fee and Time (HK$):
Words: 2,800
Figure: 3,200
Each category 2 working days
Registration Time: 10-18 months
Registration Fee(HK$):15,000
Validation: 10 Years
Search Fee and Time (HK$):
Words: 2,800
Figure: 3,200
Each category 4-6 working days
Registration Time: 7-9 months
Registration Fee(HK$):14,000
Validation: 10 Years
Search Fee and Time (HK$):
3,500
5-7 working days
Registration Time: 6 months
Registration Fee(HK$):17,000
Validation: 10 Years
Search Fee and Time (HK$):
3 Category: 5,500
10 working days
Registration Time: 12-18 months
Registration Fee(HK$):25,000
Validation: 10 Years
Search Fee and Time (HK$):
Words : 800
2-3 working days
Registration Time: 9-15 months
Registration Fee(HK$):5,000
Validation: 10 Years
Registration Time: 12-24 months
Registration Fee(HK$):3,800
Validation: 10 Years
Search Fee and Time (HK$):
1,600
1-2 working days
Registration Time: 6-9 months
Registration Fee(HK$):8,500
Validation: 10 Years
Search Fee and Time (HK$):
3,800
1-2 working days
Registration Time: 8-15 months
Registration Fee(HK$):20,000
Validation: 10 Years
Search Fee and Time (HK$):
Words: 3,800
Figure: 4,200
2-3 working days
Registration Time: 12-16 months
Registration Fee(HK$):17,000
Validation: 10 Years
Search Fee and Time (HK$):
Words: 2,500
Figure: 3,000
2 working days
Registration Time: 8-12 months
Registration Fee(HK$):11,000
Validation: 10 Years
Search Fee and Time (HK$):
Words: 2,800
Figure: 3,200
Registration Time: 10-12 months
Registration Fee(HK$):15,000
Once a trademark is registered, it has exclusive the using rights for the goods and services.
If other merchants use the trademark in Hong Kong for the same or similar goods or services without consent, it is an infringement and owner can take legal action in this regard.
If the trademark is not registered, it is more difficult to prove the “owner” of the trademark and the protection of the goods and services are limited.
Trademark is used for representing your goods and services and make public easily to distinguish your goods & services from those of other traders.
If the trademark has been successfully registered in Hong Kong, you can add ® to the trademark.
If you have not registered your trademark and have used ®, it is an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine.
Where a trademark is registered, the registration is valid for 10 years from the date of registration.