There is a fee.
If it is a paper application, the fee standard (by category): 150 yuan. The online application fee for accepting electronic issuance of documents (by category) is NT$0. If a trademark agency is entrusted to handle the application, the applicant shall pay the change fee and agency fee to the trademark agency. The change fee collected by the Trademark Office will be deducted from the advance payment of the trademark agency.
The address of the trademark registrant is also the location of the trademark owner. If the street number is changed or the company changes the original address, the application procedure for changing the registrant's address should be submitted in a timely manner. To change the registrant's address, an application for changing the trademark registrant's address must be submitted. If there is an agent, a trademark agency power of attorney must also be submitted. The changes will be made after review by the Trademark Office.
When applying to change the registrant's address, you should pay attention to changing all registered trademarks at the same time. The address must be filled in in detail, and the address can be delivered by mail.
Other change applications refer to other registration matters that are allowed to be changed by law other than changing the name and address of the registrant, such as narrowing the scope of products used, changing the agent, etc. To change other registered items, you need to fill in an application for changing other registered items of a trademark and submit it to the Trademark Office. After review, the change will be made.
When changing other registration matters, the content of the change should be written clearly and specifically; when applying, the scope of product use can only be narrowed and not expanded. If the scope of product use is expanded, a new registered trademark application must be submitted.
After the trademark is approved for registration, if the name, address or other registration information of the trademark registrant changes, the trademark registrant shall apply to the Trademark Office for corresponding change procedures. Since the implementation of the Trademark Law Implementation Regulations on September 15, 2002, for trademarks that have been applied for but have not been approved for registration, you can also apply to the Trademark Office to change the name, address, and agent of the applicant, or delete the names in the registration application. Specify the product. If the exclusive right to use a trademark is transferred due to a business merger, merger or restructuring, the transfer procedures must be completed. If the name of the trademark registrant is changed, the exclusive right to use the trademark will not be transferred. There are two ways to apply for changing the name, address or other registration matters of the trademark registrant:
(1) Entrust a nationally recognized trademark agency to handle the matter.
(2) The applicant goes directly to the trademark registration hall of the Trademark Office to apply.
Legal Basis
"Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 17 The applicant changes his name, address, agent, documents If the recipient or the designated goods are deleted, the change procedures shall be completed with the Trademark Office. _If the applicant transfers his trademark registration application, he should go through the transfer procedures with the Trademark Office. _
Article 18 The application date for trademark registration shall be the date when the Trademark Office receives the application documents. _If the application procedures for trademark registration are complete and the application documents are filled in and the fees are paid in accordance with the regulations, the Trademark Office will accept the application and notify the applicant in writing; if the application procedures are incomplete, the application documents are not filled in in accordance with the regulations or the fees are not paid, the Trademark Office will not accept the application. Notify the applicant in writing and state the reasons. If the application procedures are basically complete or the application documents are basically in compliance with the regulations, but if they need to be supplemented or corrected, the Trademark Office will notify the applicant to make supplements and corrections, and the applicant shall make corrections according to the specified content and return them to the Trademark Office within 30 days from the date of receipt of the notice. If corrections are made and returned to the Trademark Office within the prescribed time limit, the application date will be retained; if corrections are not made within the time limit or corrections are not made as required, the Trademark Office will not accept the application and notify the applicant in writing. _The provisions on acceptance conditions in Paragraph 2 of this Article apply to other trademark matters. _
Article 19 If two or more applicants apply for registration of identical or similar trademarks on the same or similar goods on the same day, each applicant shall Submit evidence of previous use of the trademark before applying for registration within 30 days from the date of receipt of the notice from the Trademark Office. If they are used on the same day or are not used at all, each applicant can negotiate on their own within 30 days from the date of receiving the notice from the Trademark Office, and submit a written agreement to the Trademark Office; if they are unwilling to negotiate or the negotiation fails, the Trademark Office will notify each applicant to One applicant is determined by drawing lots, and other registration applications are rejected. If the Trademark Office has notified the applicant but does not participate in the lottery, the application will be deemed to have been abandoned, and the Trademark Office shall notify the applicant in writing that did not participate in the lottery. _
Article 20 If priority is claimed in accordance with Article 25 of the Trademark Law, the copy of the first trademark registration application document submitted by the applicant shall be certified by the trademark authority that accepted the application. , and indicate the application date and application number.