Trademark Registration Authority in
The government body responsible for registration and maintenance of trademark registration is the Intellectual Property Department (IPD) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ( HKSAR).
Hong Kong Trade Mark Law
The trade mark law of
The new law introduced various substantive and procedural changes, such as expanding the legal definition of a trademark; including or broadening protection for certification marks, collective marks, and well-known trade marks; reducing the period of non-use for revocation purpose from five to three years; and simplifying and streamlining procedures for the registration of assignments, and "registrable transactions" such as licenses.
Hong Kong Trademark Registration Procedures
Conduct pre-filing search online or request the Intellectual Property Department to carry out an official search --> Confirmation of availability (by way of search reports issued by Hong Kong IPD --> Sumission of trademark registration application forms --> Official examination of registrability --> (if accepted) Publication in Government Gazette --> (if no objections received) Issuance of Certification of Registration.
(1) Per class code
(2) Search performed by Trademark Registration Office (Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department) and search results returned back by fax in1 to 2 weeks.
(3) Covers Direct Hits and Close Matches in English and Chinese
Pre-filing search is not compulsory but highly recommended.
Hong Kong Trademark Registration Filing Costs
(1) Per class code: first class code RMB3800; additional class code RMB1500
(2) Prepared and submitted in 1 weeks
(3) Clerical office actions generally answered for free
(4) Monthly follow ups of your mark through out the entire unopposed registration process (via e-mail)
Summary of Fees (first class code)
RMB450 Search (including official search fee)
RMB3,800 Registration (including official filing fee)
collection and forwarding of certificate
Time Scale
Currently it is taking approximately 6-8 months to get a trademark in
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