Trademark

Saturday, 25 December 2010 10:52

The protection term for a registered trademark is ten(10) years, calculated from the registration date. The protection term can be renewed.
　　Application for renewal of registered trademark shall be filed with the Chinese Trademark Office within 6 months before the expiration of the period of validity.
　　If no application is filed within said period, a grace period of 6 months is allowed with a payment of surcharge. If there is still no renewal application filed within the grace period, the registration will be cancelled.
　　Upon approval, the Trademark Office will issue relevant certificate to the trademark registrant.
Requirements on Application for Renewing a Chinese Trademark
　　1) Information of the trademark registration, especially whether any assignment or name/address changed has been recorded at the Trademark Office before renewal;
　　2) a copy of registration certificate for our verification.
　　3) a Power of Attorney, executed by the trademark registrant (company chop is needed for Chinese entity applicant).

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