Intellectual Property · Trademark registration

Trademark Registration (Advisor Edition)

Estimated timeline
7–10 monthscounted from receipt of complete documents
Key deliverable
Trademark search and risk analysis findings
Packages
Advisor

What you provide

  • Applicant's proof of identity
  • Trademark name or image
  • Main business activities
  • Products and future plans
  • Planned use scenarios
  • Details of existing brands or related trademarks
  • Power of attorney

What you receive

  • Trademark search and risk analysis findings
  • Recommended classes and goods/services
  • Trademark application receipt
  • Acceptance notice
  • Examination and announcement milestone documents
  • Electronic trademark registration certificate (once approved)

Service details

[Basic]

A basic trademark name search; screening for obviously identical or similar trademarks; assistance in confirming application classes and goods/services; preparation and checking of application documents; filing of the trademark registration application; follow-up on acceptance, examination, publication and registration milestones.

[Advisor]

A one-on-one consultation with a trademark advisor; manual search for identical and similar trademarks; analysis of distinctiveness, prior trademarks and application risks; recommendations on class, subclass and goods/services coverage based on your business direction; advice on name adjustments or defensive registrations; preparation of documents, filing of the application and end-to-end follow-up.

[Assured]

All services in the Advisor package; three-level review by a search advisor, case manager and reviewer; a conclusion on application risks with a recommended plan; signing of a trademark registration assurance agreement; filing of the application and end-to-end follow-up; where the assurance conditions are met but the application is ultimately not approved, a refund or re-filing is arranged in accordance with the written assurance rules. The scope of assurance is subject to the written agreement; bad-faith squatting, violation of the provisions on prohibited signs, obvious lack of distinctiveness, concealment of facts or submission of false materials by the applicant, third-party oppositions, policy changes and similar circumstances are not covered by the assurance.

Prices follow the service listing. Where government approval or official review is involved, the outcome rests with the authorities and cannot be guaranteed.

Trademark Registration (Advisor Edition) · Zhongwai Enterprise Service Center