Adding a trademark to a new category requires following certain procedures and paying corresponding fees.

1. The cost of adding a trademark category

The cost of adding a trademark category mainly includes application fees and agency fees (if you choose to entrust an agency to handle it). The specific amount of the application fee is determined by the Trademark Office’s regulations and may vary depending on the trademark category. The agency fee depends on the selected agency and its charging standards.

2. The process of adding a trademark category

1. Prepare application materials: Applicants need to prepare a trademark change application, trademark drawings, identity documents, etc. If applying through an agency, a power of attorney is also required.

2. Submit application: The applicant or agency submits the application materials to the Trademark Office. You can choose to submit online or offline, and the specific method must be based on the requirements of the Trademark Office.

3. Trademark Office review: After receiving the application, the Trademark Office will conduct a formal review and substantive review of the application materials. The formal examination mainly checks whether the application materials are complete and comply with the regulations; the substantive examination is to evaluate the registrability of the trademark.

4. Payment of fees: After passing the review, the applicant must pay the corresponding fees in accordance with the requirements of the Trademark Office.

5. Announcement and opposition period: The Trademark Office will announce the trademark change information and give the public a certain period of opposition. During the opposition period, if someone files an objection, the Trademark Office will conduct an opposition review.

6. Approval of registration: If there is no objection or the objection is rejected, the Trademark Office will approve the trademark registration and issue a trademark registration certificate.

3. Precautions

When applying for adding a category to a trademark, it is necessary to ensure that the added category has a certain relevance to the original trademark in terms of goods or services to avoid confusion due to span. If it is too large, the trademark registration will fail. At the same time, applicants also need to pay attention to the review dynamics of the Trademark Office and deal with possible problems in a timely manner.

In summary:

Addition of trademark categories requires following certain procedures and paying corresponding fees. The applicant needs to prepare relevant materials and submit them to the Trademark Office for review. After passing the review and paying the fee, the trademark will go through the announcement and opposition period. If there is no objection or the objection is rejected, the Trademark Office will approve the trademark registration. Throughout the process, the applicant needs to ensure that the added categories are relevant to the original trademark and pay attention to the review dynamics.

Legal basis:

"Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 23 stipulates:

Registration If a trademark needs to change the name, address or other registration information of the registrant, a change application must be submitted.

"Regulations for the Implementation of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 17 stipulates:

The applicant changes his name, address, agent , document recipient or deletion of designated goods, a change application shall be submitted to the Trademark Office. If the name or address of the trademark registrant is changed, the trademark registrant shall change all registered trademarks together; if the changes are not made together, the Trademark Office will notify the trademark registrant to make corrections within a time limit; if the trademark registrant fails to make corrections within the time limit, it will be deemed to have given up the change application, and the Trademark Office will The applicant shall be notified in writing.