What is the process and cost of trademark transfer?
Trademark transfer process 1. Verification of trademark information: trademark transfer requires both parties to sign a transfer contract. Before signing the contract, the trademark transferee shall verify the transferred trademark information, such as inquiring whether the trademark has been infringed and whether there are similar trademarks and other information. Trademark assignee can make a comprehensive inquiry about trademark information through China Trademark Network. 2. Contract signed by both parties: Before trademark transfer, the trademark transferor shall sign a trademark transfer contract with the trademark transferee, which shall indicate the detailed information of the transferred trademark and the transfer fee, and both parties shall sign and seal it. 3. Submission of trademark transfer materials: After the trademark is examined and the transfer contract is signed, the trademark transferor and the trademark transferee shall submit an application for trademark transfer, trademark information and supporting documents applied for transfer, and a copy of the business license of the trademark transferee to the Trademark Office. If both parties handle trademark transfer through an agency, they need to provide an additional power of attorney for trademark transfer. 4. Waiting for the approval of the Trademark Office: The Trademark Office will issue a trademark transfer approval letter to both parties within 6-8 months from the date of receiving the trademark transfer application submitted by the trademark transferor and the transferee, and the date indicated in the trademark transfer approval letter is the effective date of trademark transfer. The cost of trademark transfer is 1. Official fee: the application fee for trademark transfer is 1000 yuan, and the acceptance fee is paid directly to the State Trademark Office. 2. Trademark transfer agency fee: The trademark transfer agency fee depends on the local agency fee. Taking Beijing as an example, the agency fee for trademark transfer is between 1500-3000 yuan. Article 31 of the Regulations for the Implementation of the Trademark Law