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    • Why do you need to register a trademark in China
    • What do you need to do to register a Chinese trademark
    • The Difference Between Copyright, Trademark and Patent
    • How And Why To Trademark In China
    • How do I protect myself from Intellectual Property Theft in China
    • How To Protect Your Intellectual Propery (IP) Rights In China
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    • What should a foreign business know about filing a trademark in China
    • A Guide to the Chinese Trademark Registration Process
    • Why you should file your trademark in China now
    • Why is a Trademark Watch Important
    • Differences Between Trademark and Copyright
    • Avoiding IP Infringement with Chinese Sourcing
    • Cracking down trademark squatters under amended trademark law in China
    • How China is acting to combat bad faith trademarks
    • Intellectual Property protection when doing business in China
    • China's intellectual property rights protection improved to create a sound business environment
    • China’s race to become global intellectual property leader
    • China strengthens intellectual property rights protection prior to Beijing 2022
    • Important Trademark Development from China for 2022: What US Brand Owners Need to Know
    • How to Protect Trademarks in China
    • A simple guide to intellectual property in China
    • An Overview of the Latest Amendment to the Chinese Patent Law
    • What We Do When Trademark Squatters Get Smarter in China
    • The most important patent and IP business developments in China in 2021
    • A simple guide to trademark registration in China
    • Protecting your intellectual property in China
    • How To Enforce Intellectual Property Rights In China
    • What China’s new patent laws mean for life sciences
    • China extends lead over U.S. in global patents filings, U.N. says
    • What Do China’s High Patent Numbers Really Mean
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    • What’s the Difference Between Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
    • How to initiate a trademark infringement civil proceedings in China
    • How to Brand your products for the Huge China Market and Reduce Your Risk
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    • Must I Register My Company Name as a Trademark in China?
    • What You Need to Know About China Trademark Registration as a Foreigner
    • How to File a Trademark in China
    • How to Register a Patent in China
    • How to effectively deal with the preemptive registered trademark in China
    • China’s Trademark Regime: How to Protect Your Brand in the Mainland
    • China Issues Stricter Rules on Trademark Use
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We are dedicated to offering our domestic and oversea clients professional services of trademark management and all-around trademark protection. We have accumulated rich experience in trademark application and confirmation of ownership of trademark right and settlement of infringement. To support our client’s rights keeping in force, we built up a reliable in-house case-management and search system that ensures the effective control and supervision of follow-up proceedings. All of our staff have good accomplishments with grasp of professional knowledge and received vocational training courses regularly.

We have established close relationships with intellectual organs or law firms of main regions or countries of the world. Our first-class specialized services made us a steady base of clients. As an increased number of Chinese domestic enterprises play important roles in international intercourse, they have realized the importance of obtaining the protection of intellectual property right. To meet great demand of our domestic markets, we always make a tailored strategy of worldwide protection of trademark rights for each client.

Our trademark services specially include:
​I Application for registration
• Monitoring of Trademark
• Preparing and filing trademark applications in China
•Prosecution of trademark applications in China
•Handling trademark oppositions, cancellations, and invalidations
•Preparing and recording assignments and trademark licenses
• Conducting trademark searches and providing professional advice
• Trademark Registration(Ordinary trademark、Collective Trademark、Certification Trademark)
• Application for Trademark Opposition
• Response to Opposition
• Record of Change of Trademark Application/Registration Matters
• Assignment of Trademark
​• Renewal of Trademark Registrations
• License of Trademark
• Cancellation for non-use for three consecutive years
• Removal of registered trademark
• Re-issuance of modification/ assignment/ renewal certificate
• Obtaining certified copy of registration certificate/certification of priority right
• Record of pledge for trademark registration

II Review of Trademark
• Review on refused trademark application
• Adjudication on disputed registered trademark
• Response to review of adjudication on opposition and adjudication on disputed registered trademark
• Establishment of Well-known Trademark

III Trademark Protection in other countries
• Madrid Trademark Registration
• Community Trademark Registration
• Trademark Registration in individual country

IV Protection of Trademark Rights
• Sending Warning Letter
• Investigation of Infringement of Trademark
• Litigation of Infringement of Trademark
• Recordation for Custom Protection and Request the Customs to take action of protection
• Litigation of Issue of Trademark and Trade Name
• Request for Administration Action against Trademark Infringement
• Administrative Litigation against the Decision Made by the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board

V Other Services
• Drafting licenses, assignments and other related agreements
• Ddefending against infringement claims
Trademark Fees
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​The search report is provided in English (or Chinese , if you prefer).

Alternative Option: THE IDENTICAL MARK SEARCH (word mark only)
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If an office action(s) (i.e., Notification of Reasons for Rejection, etc) is issued, additional fees will be incurred depending on the complexity of the case. Our fees to respond to the office action are still lower than most other Chinese agencies.
Information Required for a Trademark Application
  • Applicant’s name and address
  • Applicant’s nationality
  • Trademark (for a figurative mark, Image data - JPEG (in white and black ), 300dpi, 1039*673 dots or less
  • Goods and/or Services(Only 10 items can be selected, and there will be additional fees for the extra one by 25$/one item.
  • (Optional) Priority application number, date, and country
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Trademark FAQ
I live outside of China. Can I directly file an application for trademark registration with the China Trademark Office?
No. You need a Trademark Agent of China to act as your agent and file the application on your behalf. Furthermore, under Chinese trademark law, only Trademark attorneys are allowed to conduct registration procedures.

What is the duration of trademark rights?
10 years from the registration date. Rights can be renewed every ten years thereafter.

What is the time frame from filing a trademark application up to registration?
About 12 months for a straightforward case. and 9 months for examination and 3 months for publication.

Can collective marks be registered in China?
Yes.

Must a trademark be in use to be registered?
​No. However, you must have an intention to use the mark.
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  • Home
  • About
  • IP Services
    • Trademark
    • Patent
    • Utility Model
    • Design
    • Copyright
  • Translation
  • News
    • Why do you need to register a trademark in China
    • What do you need to do to register a Chinese trademark
    • The Difference Between Copyright, Trademark and Patent
    • How And Why To Trademark In China
    • How do I protect myself from Intellectual Property Theft in China
    • How To Protect Your Intellectual Propery (IP) Rights In China
    • 7 Steps to Protect Your Intellectual Property in China
    • China is strengthening intellectual property protection
    • What should a foreign business know about filing a trademark in China
    • A Guide to the Chinese Trademark Registration Process
    • Why you should file your trademark in China now
    • Why is a Trademark Watch Important
    • Differences Between Trademark and Copyright
    • Avoiding IP Infringement with Chinese Sourcing
    • Cracking down trademark squatters under amended trademark law in China
    • How China is acting to combat bad faith trademarks
    • Intellectual Property protection when doing business in China
    • China's intellectual property rights protection improved to create a sound business environment
    • China’s race to become global intellectual property leader
    • China strengthens intellectual property rights protection prior to Beijing 2022
    • Important Trademark Development from China for 2022: What US Brand Owners Need to Know
    • How to Protect Trademarks in China
    • A simple guide to intellectual property in China
    • An Overview of the Latest Amendment to the Chinese Patent Law
    • What We Do When Trademark Squatters Get Smarter in China
    • The most important patent and IP business developments in China in 2021
    • A simple guide to trademark registration in China
    • Protecting your intellectual property in China
    • How To Enforce Intellectual Property Rights In China
    • What China’s new patent laws mean for life sciences
    • China extends lead over U.S. in global patents filings, U.N. says
    • What Do China’s High Patent Numbers Really Mean
    • How to Protect Your Intellectual Property Rights in China
    • Protecting your intellectual property in China
    • Procedure of filing trademark in China
    • The Importance of Having a Chinese Brand Name
    • Why Does Hong Kong Attract International Businesses
    • What’s the Difference Between Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
    • How to initiate a trademark infringement civil proceedings in China
    • How to Brand your products for the Huge China Market and Reduce Your Risk
    • 8 Trademark Mistakes Your Start-Up Must Avoid
    • What’s the Difference Between OEM and ODM Products
    • What the amendment to Article 4 of the Chinese Trademark Law means for bad-faith trademark filings
    • China starts rebuff of various metaverse trademark applications amid rush to hype the internet’s next generation
    • China, US and Hong Kong trademarks – A quick guide
    • Working with Chinese Trademark Agencies – A Dangerous Game, or Delicate Tightrope
    • China will improve its IP system
    • 12 Intellectual property Protection Tip
    • How to protect your brand in China
    • China Trademark And Brand Development Index 2021: Which Are China's Top Provinces
    • Must I Register My Company Name as a Trademark in China?
    • What You Need to Know About China Trademark Registration as a Foreigner
    • How to File a Trademark in China
    • How to Register a Patent in China
    • How to effectively deal with the preemptive registered trademark in China
    • China’s Trademark Regime: How to Protect Your Brand in the Mainland
    • China Issues Stricter Rules on Trademark Use
    • News
    • News
  • Contact