Insider’s look at legal services in China: IP Registration: Trademarks (Application Process & Documents Required) (Part 5)
The procedure for registration of a trademark in China is as follows:
- Search in the database of China Trademark Office (CTO) to make sure the trademark has not previously been registered.
- Organize the technical translations and prepare all documents.
- Prepare and submit application to the CTO upon official confirmation received that no errors are found.
- Follow the application and update client as the application moves through the various bureaus.
Documents required by the lawyer from client:
- Desired Trademark (text name and/or a logo)
- Description of products and services (within each class you must specify your products and services)
- User Information: details of the administrative contact (this is the person where all communications will arrive)
- ID of applicant (if it’s an individual) or business license of applicant (if it’s an entity)
- Power of Attorney
Next in the series
IP Registration: Trademarks (Time Frame & Typical Fees) (Part 6)
IP Registration: Introduction to Patents (Design/ Utility/ Invention) (Part 7)
IP Registration: Design Patents (Application Process & Documents Required) (Part 8)
IP Registration: Design Patents (Time Frame & Typical Fees) (Part 9)
IP Registration: Utility Patents (Application Process & Documents Required) (Part 10)
IP Registration: Utility Patents (Time Frame & Typical Fees) (Part 11)
IP Registration: Invention Patents (Application Process & Documents Required) (Part 12)
IP Registration: Invention Patents (Time Frame & Typical Fees) (Part 13)
Contracts & Purchase Orders (Part 14)
Dispute Resolution: Introduction & Process (Negotiations, Demand Letters & Litigation) (Part 15)
Dispute Resolution: Fee Structure (Negotiations, Demand Letters & Litigation) (Part 16)
Having a lawyer on retainer: Costs and Coverage (Part 17)
About the author: Mike Bellamy
Advisory Board Member & Featured Blogger at the not-for-profit China Sourcing Information Center (www.ChinaSourcingInfo.org). Author of “The Essential Reference Guide to China Sourcing” and founder of PassageMaker Sourcing Solutions.