Register A Trademark in China

Do you know how much Apple paid to buy iPad trademark in China?

$60 Million.

Yup, this was because they didn’t file it first.

In China, they issue trademarks to those who file first. It’s not like America where it’s based on who is using the mark in trade first.

There are other big companies who have had issues with Chinese trademarks. The company finally decides to enter the Chinese market. They then look to file the trademark and see it’s registered to others, most of the time squatters. They end up having to pay enormous amounts of money for them later on.

Don’t let this happen to you! Don’t wait until it’s too late!

Looking to do business in China? Or anything at all involving China?

  • Selling in the Chinese market;
  • Buying from a factory;
  • Distributing content; or
  • Blocking Chinese factories from ripping off your brand –

then you need a Chinese trademark for your brand!

Steps To Register a Chinese Trademark

Many believe they need to have a Chinese company or a Chinese person on record to register a Chinese trademark.

Not true!

Anyone in the world can file a trademark in China and hold it.

The process is quite like the west:

  • Do a trademark search

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  • Find out if your trademark is available or not in the Chinese market

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  • Decide which class you want to file in (we can help with that)

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  • Decide if you want to trademark multiple variations of the brand. This is such things as the logo, the English word, the Chinese word, and other spellings and styles (each is a separate filing)

  • Process the paperwork

  • Wait 1 - 2 years for issuance

  • Receive your official trademark certificate in hard copy.

Sound easy? It is! The main issue of course is the language issue – but that is why you have us!

FAQ

Can I have the ownership in my personal name or in my company name?
That is something completely up to you. Can be a foreign company (USA, HK, European, etc)

How long does the trademark search take?

What is the trademark is already registered ?

What if I decide to no longer go through with the process?
We will refund 50% of the fee. The trademark search and procedure is part of this service and fulfilled at this point. If you cancel before the trademark search process is complete, you can receive a full 100% refund.

How do I pay?
You pay us in US dollars via Paypal or Credit Card. Yes, awesome right?! We take care of the Chinese payment and settlement and keep it as simple as possible for you.

Don’t Wait Until Someone Else Registers in China – File Now!

Don’t wait around until your company and brand is famous before filing in China. That has been a big mistake to many huge companies, costing millions of dollars, but doesn’t have to be for you.

The price is reasonable and if you are serious about your business in the long term its a no-brainer.

Heck, I’d recommend a Chinese trademark over a USA trademark at this point. In US, you can always contest that you were using the mark first in trade, in China it is the first to file.

Get it locked in!

All Inclusive Package – One Simple Price

We all know how complicated things can be with Chinese business. That is why we want to make a straight up, no hidden cost offer to you.

To know our pricing, please contact us.

This includes our liaison service. We help to ensure there is no miscommunications about the branding and messaging. A lot of issues can come up, and being clear about what you want will help ensure that there is success in this process from beginning to end.

After paying for this service, our client services team will be in touch with you. We’ll provide the steps necessary and forms to complete.

We’re excited to work with you, and believe this is a critical first step in protecting your IP in China. Don’t let your distributors register this for you, you as the brand owner needs to own and control this.