If applying as a legal person, attach a copy of the "Business License" or valid registration certificate and the corresponding translation of the company name and address in Chinese and English; if applying as a natural person, attach a copy of the personal ID card;
One copy of a clear trademark drawing;
Fill in one application form, which must be signed by the applicant or an agent;
List the goods seeking registration or Service, indicating the trademark category (trademarks in Hong Kong can be protected in all categories), which can be queried from the trademark classification table on this website.
A power of attorney for trademark registration. The applicant must sign and seal the power of attorney. Anyone can use the free search webpage of the Intellectual Property Department of the Hong Kong Government at any time. Search for identical or similar registered Hong Kong trademarks and prior applications.
If you want to entrust our company to conduct a comprehensive and professional search, the fee for each search of 1 trademark in 1 international classification is RMB 500. The required time is 1 working day. The search report is made in writing, including whether there are indeed identical registered trademarks and prior applications in Hong Kong, listing the similar trademarks that were searched, and providing an opinion on whether the similar trademarks constitute or are confusingly similar. Our professional written report Opinion.
If the trademark that the customer wants to apply for has both text and pattern, our company's search will include both the text and pattern at no extra charge. If our company makes a positive application suggestion in written opinion, but the examiner objects after the application due to the presence of confusingly similar trademarks, our company will refund all application fees.
Before reviewing the application, the Trademark Registry will review the application form and all attachments in detail to see whether the required parts of the form have been completed, whether the relevant information is correct, and whether the required information is incomplete. If everything is in order, the application process will proceed to the next stage (substantive examination stage). After checking the application for deficiencies and ensuring that all information is complete, the Trademark Registry will search the trademark records to determine whether other merchants have registered or applied for registration of the same or similar trademark for the same or similar goods or services. The Trademark Registry will also check whether the trademark concerned complies with the registration requirements stipulated in the Trademark Ordinance.
If approved, the application process will enter the next stage (the gazette announcement stage). Provide the pattern and category of the registered trademark and conduct a preliminary search;
Fill in the trademark registration application form and submit the official drawing of the trademark registration and the trademark applicant's information;
Formally enter the trademark registration process (About 4-6 months):
Government search (one week) - Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department trademark acceptance receipt (2 weeks) - internal government review - typesetting and printing - gazette Announcement (3 months) - Formal approval completed - Receive the trademark certificate. (Valid for 10 years, renewable) 1. Submit an application to the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department;
2. Accept the application to the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department;
3. Review;
4. Publish the announcement and have a three-month objection period; if an objection is raised (called objection in Hong Kong), the applicant must make a reply (called counter-statement in Hong Kong), otherwise the application will be withdrawn;
5. Approve the registration and receive the trademark registration certificate.