We value the importance of your intellectual property and we are always by your side to protect your visual assets.
Like the United States and elsewhere, China has its trademark registration authority, the Chinese Trademark Office, with which individuals, companies, and organisations, be they foreign or domestic, can register and protect their company name and product names Domain names, logos and slogans.
Hongda Business Services offers reliable and efficient service to undertake a China trademark search on your behalf and provide companies with how to register and license their trademarks in China and ensure that your exclusive rights to your trademarks are protected.
Trademarks in China are generally awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, regardless of whether or not a company might be able to prove ownership over that trademark; if it has been registered in China by another entity before your registration it will quite possibly be rejected outright. If a registration happens on the same day, only the first application will be considered.
Due to the often prohibitively high cost of trademark infringement litigation, whether a company intends to do business in China today or at any point in the future, it is highly recommended that they register a trademark for each piece of IP as soon as possible. While it may seem like a far-off prospect today, there are many cases in which foreign companies have their trademarks registered by third parties in China, even by partners such as suppliers domestically. Registering your trademarks in China prevents litigation wherein a company needs to reclaim their infringed upon trademark and protects against litigation wherein other companies might file suit against your company for trademark infringement.
Trademarks in China can include any of the following:
They will represent goods or services provided by an individual, legal entity, or organisation for a period of up to ten years, renewed six months before the expiry of the trademark registration.
The trademark clearance procedure is free of charge.
Pre-filing search is not compulsory but highly recommended.
It currently takes approximately 18 months to register a trademark in China, so it is important to get ahead of the issue before it is too late. This is a long process, but please note that your trademark will be protected once you have started the registration procedure, so the onus is on getting started.
Doing business with HONGDA is getting a share in our know-how, expertise and dedication. Our determination leaves our customers with peace in mind, as they know our passion and strive for perfection in all that we do.
To ensure that we keep pushing the boundaries of what our market can expect, we relentlessly strive for increased benefits of doing business with HONGDA. To declare our efforts, our daily work is based on 4 tangible, practical promises to our customers - and just as much to ourselves.
We provide registration plans and suggestions.
You provide documentation of your trademarked materials. These can be names, designs, color combinations, sounds, text, and even smell.
Submit trademark registration application.
Obtain the receipt of trademark registration application within one month.
Congratulations!
Obtain trademark certificate.
We (can) advise you on the best solution for your business model and send you our comprehensive proposal.
After reviewing the proposal, we sign the service contract and receive your payment.
We send you an application form as well as the list of documents we need from your side.
Sit back, relax and let us take care of everything from here on out.
WFOE/JV: Slow registration time.
The benefit of all is that if you aim to run a business in China, any will allow you to do so.