TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
Our company offers a trademark application service for our business clients that want to protect their business name. Trade marks are becoming an important assests of business today, its important to register anything that is unique to your business, weve put together a simple five step guide, to take you through the process of registering your Trade Mark.
A trademark is an identification of a companys product or service, and may be a symbol, word, phrase, logo, or any combination of these. The use of this identification is legally established through registration with the Trademark Office.HKBSS.com offers a Trademark Registration service at a nominal fee only. The procedure usually takes around 6-12 months to be completed. Once registered, trademark renewals are required 10 years after the original date of registration.
For both the above processes, the following information is required:
- Company Name, Registration Number, ID number(if personal);
- Trademark to be registered;
- Brief description of business activities;
Steps:
Step 1. Choosing a Trade Mark
Firstly you need to decide what sort of Trade Mark you want to register, basically a Trade Mark is anything that is unique to your business:
Step 2. Meeting the legal requirements
You need to be sure your trade mark can be registered and that it meets the legal definition - "a trade mark means any sign capable of being represented graphically which is capable of distinguishing goods or services of one undertaking from those of other undertakings"
Step 3. Which class of goods or services
You need to decide in which classes of goods or services you wish to register your trade mark
Step 4. Trade Mark Searchers
Step 5. Filing
Once accepted as registrable, your trade mark is published in the Trade Marks Journal. There follows a three month period during which oppositions may be filed.If there are no oppositions, your trade mark is formally registered and you will receive a certificate to this effect. Your registration lasts for ten years.If there are oppositions or problems with your application, these need to be addressed.
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