DetailsClients need to provide the following materials for trademark registration in China:
1.A simple power of attorney executed by the applicant, no notarization is required.
2.A soft copy of the trademark. Four black and white prints as well as fifteen color prints are required when a
trademark is in color.
3.A detailed list of products or services to be covered in the application.
4.A copy of Certificate of Incorporation or Business Registration Certificate or anything of similar nature which
shows the name and address of the applicant.
5.A Chinese translation of the applicant's name should be provided where available especially where the name of
the applicant incorporates its trademark for which a Chinese translation already exists.
6.One copy of certificate issued by competent authorities authorizing manufacture in the home country in the case of a trademark covering pharmaceutical products for human use. A certificate of the Chamber of Commerce of the home country is sufficient. 7.A priority document when priority is claimed. The document can be filed within 3 months after the filing date of
the application.
Step by Step Procedures for Trademark Registration in China:
Step 1: Clients send to us(by email or fax or post) a specimen of the trademark, a detailed list of products to be
covered by the trademark and at the same time make payment for the pre-filing search to us by remittance;
Step 2: We conduct the pre-filing search and prepare search report and email the search reports to clients;
Step 3: (If the search results indicate that the application is likely to be accepted and clients decide to proceed)
Clients send us the Photostat copy of identity proof (passport copy for individual and Certificate of Incorporation
or Business Registration License) and at the same time make payment for the pre-filing search to us by remittance;
Step 4: We prepare the registration application forms and Power of Attorney and deliver them to clients for execution;
Step 5: Clients send the duly executed and registration forms back to us;
Step 6: We submit the application documents to the Trademark Registration Bureau;
Step 7: The Trademark Registration Bureau perform examination and other procedures; if no objection received, the
Trademark Registration Bureau then issues the Certificate of Registration;
Step 8: We forward the Certificate of Registration to clients.
Time Scale for Trademark Registration in China: Currently it is taking approximately 24 months to get a trademark in
China.
Period of Protection for Trademarks in China: 10 years.