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Trademark Registration

A trademark is a sign, symbol or words that distinguish the legally registered goods and services of one trader for use by others. Reputation and brand image are intangible assets of any enterprise.

Anyone who sells, imports, exports or affixes products with a registered trademark without actually having the authorization of the trademark owner, will be subject to trademark infringement laws.

Each country has its own trademark law. Thus, trademarks are registered in production places, sales markets and potential markets in accordance with the business nature of applicants.

Importance of trademark registration

Trademark registration in Hong Kong assures intangible assets for any trademark owner.
®/™ symbol would be designated for a registered trademark, which increases brand value and profit
Trademark owners are granted exclusive trademark use rights, whereby they can license a third party to use their trademark for a licensing fee.

Country	Required Time	Valid Period
Hong Kong	6-9 Months	10 Years
China	9-12 Months	10 Years
Macau		7 Years
Taiwan		10 Years
*E.U.		10 Years
Japan	12-15 Months	10 Years
Korea	12-18 Months
Singapore	6-9 Months
Malaysia	18-24 Months
Thailand	12-18 Months
U.S.A.	9-12 Months
Canada	12-18 Months
Australia	7-12 Months

*E.U. – European Community which includes the following countries:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Holland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and UK.