Trademark Application and Registration
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In order to cope with your changing needs, as from startup
business to the business growth, we are providing full
range of business services.
In today's economy, trademark is a valuable asset for
companies/business(es) of any size. Registering grants
you valuable rights to the trademarks. It is commonly
used for business(es) in product branding, invisible goodwill
& assets protection and group strategy planning. When
an unregistered trademark or sign is used for a certain
period of time, it establishes some rights in having certain
trademark rights. However, these rights are quite limited
when compared to the rights of a registered trademark
owner. Hence, trademark registration is prima facie evidence
of your ownership of the trademarkand the exclusive right
to use the mark in connection with the goods and/or services
listed in the registration.
We may help in trademark application and registration
in Hong Kong, China, Macau, EU, Asian countries etc..
Generally, client will request a preliminary record search
for the availability or similarity of your mark or sign
in different classes** of products/services. Once available,
application may be started and the process normally takes
about 6-9 months in Hong Kong (on the conditions that
there are no defects/deficiency or third parties' objection
during the application process. Once registered, the validity
is 10 years (in Hong Kong) with trademark registration
date at the date of submission of application (where applicable).
Process is similar in different countries but with different
registration processing time and the validity period.
(Please note that trademark is normally valid geographically,
registered trademark in one area/country does not mean
the trademark owner is having same rights of the trademark
in other countries/areas. It explains why most international
trademarks may be applied and registered in different
countries at the same time.)
During the trademark application, applicant must state
clearly the classes of products or services the trademark
is fallen into. All products/goods are classes from 1
to 34 where services from classes 35 to 45. Please refer
below for the international classifications.
Advantages
- Provides constructive notice to the public of the
registrant's claim of ownership of the mark
- Gives a strong legal presumption of ownership of
the mark and the exclusive right to use the mark in
connection with the goods and/or services listed in
the registration
- Customer loyalty and product branding
- Preferal domain registration with registered trademark
holder
- More strength with the InterNIC if a third party
secures a domain name that infringes upon your trademark
- Take trade mark infringement proceedings in Court
- Enhanced Remedies for Infringement
| Trademark
in Hong Kong |
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| Record
Search (per mark & per class) |
HK$780
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| Application
& Registration (per mark & 1st class) |
HK$4,800
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| Application
& Registration (each additional class) |
HK$2,500
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| Collection
and Courier of Registration Certificate |
HK$400
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Includes trademark government fees and excludes any courier/postage
of products/documents from overseas & any notarised
/ apostilled fees, if required.
Conditions apply, please ask for separate fee schedule
for details.
T/T bank charges of HK$300 applies on each wire transfer.
International Classifications
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Chemicals |
(24) Textiles
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| (2)
Preservatives |
(25) Clothing
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| (3)
Bleaching preparations |
(26) Lace and embroidery
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| (4)
Industrial oils |
(27) Carpets
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| (5)
Pharmaceutical preparations |
(28) Games/playthings
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| (6)
Metals |
(29) Meat, fish
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| (7)
Machines |
(30) Coffee, tea
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| (8)
Hand tools |
(31) Agricultural products
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| (9)
Scientific apparatus |
(32) Beers, non-alcoholic drinks
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| (10)
Medical materials |
(33) Alcoholic beverages
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| (11)
Apparatus for heat/water |
(34) Smokers' articles
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| (12)
Vehicles |
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| (13) Firearms |
(35)
Advertising
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| (14) Precious metals |
(36)
Insurance
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| (15) Musical instruments |
(37) Building construction
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| (16) Paper |
(38)
Telecommunications
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| (17) Rubber |
(39)
Transport
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| (18) Leather |
(40)
Treatment of materials
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| (19) Building materials |
(41) Education
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| (20) Furniture |
(42)
Scientific services
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| (21) Household/kitchen utensils |
(43)
Catering/accommodation
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| (22) Ropes, string |
(44)
Medical services
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| (23) Yarns/threads |
(45) Personal/social services
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Our aim is to provide and distributed integrated startup
and business solutions at best quality and affordable
prices.
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