Foreign Enterprises How to Register Chinese Trademark

With booming economy and huge consuming and manufacturing markets, China has great appeal to global investors and enterprises. Therefore, entering into Chinese market has become one of the goals for many enterprises, especially the multinational enterprises. Meanwhile, the brand strategy to develop trademark registration in china is also favored by the many famous enterprises.

 

The International Classification of Goods and Services of China trademark registration is a total of 45 categories, in which there are 34 categories for goods and 11 categories for services. Designated trademarks used on merchandise are product trademarks, and designated trademarks used on the service are service trademarks which means any person or business or other organization used trademarks for its production, manufacture, processing, selection or distribution of goods or services provided need to obtain trademark rights. They can apply for an application for registration to the State administration for Industry and Commerce.

 

The required documents of applying for register your trademark in China:

  1. Stamped official seal on the application;
  2. Authorization of agency on behave;
  3. Copies of business license / ID card of natural persons (the copies should be complete, the writing should be clear.)
  4. Other proving evidences (such as: the “legalization” of trademark portrait, collective, certification of trademark.)
  5. Logos should be clear in pattern, the length and width of specifications should be not less than 5 cm and not longer than 10 cm; If specify a color, the pattern color should be attached , cross coloring pattern together with the black and white drawings.

 

Specific requirements for trademark application:

1、According to the provisions of Article 15 of “Regulations for the Implementation of the Trademark Law”, trademark application for registration and other relevant documents shall be typed or printed. Trademark Office shall not accept handwritten applications for trademarks;

2、The applicant’s name and address of trademark registration to be filled in documents should be in accordance with the subject qualification. If the principal qualification did not have detailed information of the enterprise is located, the applicant should remark before completing its address in detail. On behalf of the applicant’s official seal should be exactly the same with the name of registered business on file of subject qualification;

3、The project of goods or services should be completed in accordance with the “goods and services classification list” or “similar goods and services distinguish Table” to fill canonical name of an application. One application can only fill in a category of goods or services. Trade names or service items are not included in the classification, which shall be attached to a description of goods or services.

4、Completing the application for trademark registration, you should indicate clearly the collective marks, certification trademarks, three-dimensional marks, color marks as well as other information.

5、Please check the application carefully before submitting the application, which can’t be altered after submission. The applicant, goods or services and logos can’t be replaced as well.

In addition, the applicant needs to provide other relevant information in accordance with the relevant provisions of the China Trademark Office. It is noteworthy that, foreigners or foreign enterprises in China for trademark registration must entrust a trademark agency agent, except for those habitual residence or business by foreigners or foreign enterprises in China.