Not very professional

1. Failure to inform of the risks

Trademark registration, because there is a blind period, not every trademark can be successfully registered. Professional searches and inquiries in the early stage also require experienced agents to judge the probability of registration. If the probability of success is low, regular agencies will clearly inform you of the possibility of risks, while black agents often do so in order to earn agency fees. Without making any inquiries, just tell the customer that they can register and directly let the applicant register.

2. A person operating a small workshop can play a few roles

In some small workshops, each business department is immaturely equipped. They know a little bit about each process, but are not proficient in each process. , there are few staff, and they often wear multiple hats, and each link is not handled carefully. In a formal agency, each process and function is divided in detail, each performs its duties, and all processes are standardized, formalized, and strict.

Ultra-low price

1. New birds compete for price, and scammers have no cost

Formal agencies, due to their service and professionalism, the cost is often lower than that of black ones Agency costs are much higher. The survival of a formal agency requires not only the payment of certain office expenses, but also the costs of legal personnel, process personnel, and operating expenses. It is indeed a considerable expense. Black agents do not have these costs and can engage in price wars.

2. Misappropriation of client fees for other purposes

The principle of trademark registration is the first-to-register principle. Whoever registers the trademark first will own the trademark rights. It is very important to submit the application materials to the Trademark Office in a timely manner. Importantly, the usual practice of black agents is to collect the registration fee from the applicant and wait for several months before submitting it. In order to accumulate funds, the funds are misappropriated from other investments, or it is difficult to maintain operations, etc.

3. Close the door and rip off customers

Black agents will attract consumers with low prices in the early stage, then rip off customers behind closed doors, and then use various reasons to satisfy their own profits.

False promises

1. Commitment to 100% successful registration

Trademark registration is not 100% successful. Regular agencies will never give applicants They promise that the registration will be successful, but black agents randomly give applicants some unreliable promises in order to attract business.

2. Full refund if unsuccessful

Some black agents promise full refund if unsuccessful. This is undoubtedly a bigger trap. Whether the trademark registration is successful or not, the Trademark Office will There is no refund for charging registration fees. As for some agencies promising refunds if they fail, anyone who is not stupid will understand the trap.

3. Claiming to be affiliated with the Trademark Office

The promise of being affiliated with the Trademark Office is a silly and naive old-fashioned trick that no one believes now.

Subsequent charges

During the trademark registration process, the Trademark Office will deduct the fees deposited by the Trademark Office upon receipt of the materials. This fee is a one-time fee and will not incur any secondary charges. times charge. Regular agencies also charge applicants’ application fees and agency fees in one go, and there is no second charge. Some informal agencies, influenced by their interests, continue to charge various fees to applicants during the registration process. They are usually euphemistically called actual examination fees, monitoring fees, announcement fees, certification fees, and a series of sound-sounding fees. Comparing the official fees, they may even threaten that if the fee is not paid, the trademark will not be issued, etc.