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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
JAPAN


JAPAN TRADEMARK REGISTRATION

Pre-filing Search: US$600
(1) per class code
(2) Search results returned back by email/fax in 14 working days
(3) Covers Direct Hits and Close Matches in English and Japanese

Registration: US$895
(1) per class code
(2) Prepared and submitted in 1-2 weeks
(3) Clerical office actions generally answered for free
(4) Monthly follow ups of your mark through out the entire unopposed registration process (via e-mail)

Domestic Representative / Power of Attorney Fees
Due to the language and time differences, we work with an attorney in Japan who assists us in translating and interpreting the correspondence from the JPO and also offers very limited legal advice through out the process. The cost for this service has been included in the Registration fee (above).

Government Filing Fees: US$625
$625 per class code, payable to the JPO (we do so on your behalf).

Title Services: US$1200
There is an additional fee to complete the registration process once your trademark registration has been approved. At this time it is approximately $1200 per class code.

Summary of Fees
$ 600 Search
$ 895 Registration
$ 625 JPO Fee
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US$2,120 (+ $1200 due at the END of the process = US$3,320)

Required Documents & Services
1. Six prints of the trademark (not required for word mark).
2. A certified copy of the basic application if priority is to be claimed.
3. The list of goods and/or services to be covered by the application and classes pertaining thereto.

Time Scale
Currently it is taking between 20-24 months to get a trademark in Japan.

Period of Protection
For 10 years.

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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