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China Trademark protection rights could only be obtained after the trademark is officially registered with Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China.
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Hong Kong Trademark Under the Trade Marks Ordinance (Amendment 2000) which was introduced in 2003, the process of registering a trademark in Hong Kong could now be completed in 8 months.
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Community Trademark A Community Trademark Registration covers all 25 member counties of the European Community. If you are considering registering your mark in three Enropean countries, you should consider the Community Trademark.
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Trademark Classes For the purpose of trademark registration, all products and services and categorised into 45 classes. A trademark could be registered in one or more classes.
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TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
FRANCE


FRANCE TRADEMARK REGISTRATION

French Trademark Registration Body

The registration of trade marks in France is governed by the french 'Code de la propriété intellectuelle'. Both the Madrid Treaty (International Registration of Trade Marks) and the EC Directive 89/104 are implemented in the french code.

French Trademark Pre-filing Search: US$450
(1) Cover all class codes
(2) Search results returned back by e-mail in 7 working days
(3) Covers Direct Hits and Close Matches in English

French Trademark Registration: US$1250
(1) Per class code
(2) Prepared and submitted in 1-2 weeks
(3) Clerical office actions generally answered for free
(4) Quarterly follow ups of your mark through out the entire unopposed registration process (via e-mail)

Collection and Forwarding of Certificate: USD120

Collection and forwarding of Certificate of registration, regardless of number of class code

Government Filing Fees: included in registration fee
(1) First 1-3 class codes
(2) US$300 for 4th and every class code thereafter.

Summary of Fees
USD450 Search
USD1,250 Registration & Domestic Rep Fee
USD120 Collection and Forwarding of Certificate of Registration
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US$1,820

Required Documents & Services
1. Seven prints of the trademark (not required for word marks).
2. The list of the goods/services and the classes pertaining thereto.
3. The priority document, if priority is claimed.

Time Scale
Currently it is taking approximately 1 year to get a trademark in France.

Protection Period
For 10 years, which is back dated to a successfully registered trademark from the date of submission, not from date of application.

The mark should be renewed 6 months before the end of the 10 year period, or an additional penalty fee will be assessed. 25% if between 6-3 months and 50% if less than 3 months from the end of the 10 year period.

See also: French Trademark Law Information

Hong Kong Head Office              Room 803, Futura Plaza, 111 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
                                                 TEL +852 2341 1444      FAX +852 2341 1414      E-mail info@bycpa.com

Shenzhen Office   TEL +86 (0755) 82684480 82684483 82684484 FAX +86 (0755) 82684481
Shanghai Office   TEL +86 (021) 64394114 64399276 FAX +86 (021) 64394414
Beijing Office   TEL +86 (010) 68748420 68748422    FAX +86 (010) 68748421  

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