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Register Chinese Trademark!

About the Author. Mark Xu, Chinese trademark lawyer, founder of LegalFly IP, Master Degree of International Law of Law School of Nanjing University (QS top 100, Chinese Mainland top 5). 8-year experience of trademark service, successfully registered 1,000+ Chinese trademarks for foreign clients.

WhatsApp: +86-167-8881-8032; E-mail: markxu@legalflyip.com

I. Introduction

Recently, a French jewellery company entrusted us to register its trademark in China, the main products of the company are jewellery and accessories.

According to the company’s description, it is going to enter Chinese market, and is making all the preparations, so it needs to register its trademark in China.

French jewellery products enjoy nice impression of high-quality and luxury in Chinese consumers’ mind; meanwhile, indeed, the company is very far-sighted, and knows the importance of registering Chinese trademark even before it formally enters into Chinese market.

II. Class and Items Choice for Jewellery

Jewellery products shall be registered in Class 14, and each standard and formal Chinese trademark has 10 items.

We chose 10 items in Class 14, and they are: bracelets, necklaces, earrings, rings, jewellery, charms, pendants, anklets, brooches, jewellery boxes.

The items we chose covers the client’s focused products, and the client is satisfied with the items we selected for it.

III. Documents Preparation

After the determination of class and items, we well prepared 3 documents for its seal and signature, and they are: original business license, Chinese version business license, Power of Attorney.

After it has sealed and signed all the 3 documents, we submitted the application to China Trademark Office.

IV. Subsequent Procedures

The application will go through subsequent procedures, they are: (1) form examination for 1 month; (2) substantive examination for 3-5 months; (3) Announcement Period for 3 months (if approved); (4) obtaining Chinese Trademark Certificate for 1 month.

Overall, it takes 4-6 months to know the result, and 8-10 months to get the registration certificate.

V. More FAQs about Chinese Trademark Registration

For more frequently asked questions about how to register Chinese trademark, please see FAQs article in our official website, and hereunder is the article link:

https://legalflyip.com/FAQs.html

Questions are also welcomed, please contact our WhatsApp: +86-167-8881-8032.

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