The full legal name of the applicant (either your company or your personal name) The full address of the applicant. The trademark name. If you are filing for a logo, we need to see the logo. If you are using a few color variations, please send them all as filing in black and white in the [...]
Unfortunately the government fees for a trademark filing are never refundable. When a trademark application is filed, the government fees are paid. Once they are paid, they are not refunded for any reason. If your application is filed incorrectly (for the wrong goods, for the wrong trademark or in the wrong name) and you decide [...]
When filing in China, a common question is whether the English version of the trademark is sufficient, or whether a corresponding trademark in Chinese characters should be filed as well. For the Chinese transliteration, please see our suggestions below: Generally, for an overseas brand which will officially enter the Chinese market, it is strongly suggested to [...]
Every trademark application must list the specific goods and services that the trademark will cover. Products belong to classes 1 to 34. Services belong to classes 35 to 45. Products are tangible, you can touch them. Services are intangible. Below is a rough classification (class headings) just to give you an idea of general categories [...]
The packages are per trademark filing / per trademark application. A trademark application can be filed for a) a word mark/ phrase For example, a word mark /phrase is: LOVE YOU, MOM! b)Â a logo only (image with no text) For example, this is a logo mark consisting of an image only: c) a combined [...]
STEP 1 Initial trademark search The team at Trademark Angel strives to make the trademark registration process as cost- and time-efficient and smooth as possible. For this reason, we offer to conduct a free trademark search for your proposed mark to give you an idea of how registrable your mark is in the country/countries you’d [...]
Some trademarks cannot be registered on absolute grounds. It's important that your trademark does not fall in any of the categories below in order to be registrable: your trademark does not function as a trademark, i.e. as a source indicator your trademark clearly descriptive of goods or services your trademark is generic and is merely [...]
The opposition procedure can only be started by a party who is the owner or licensee of an earlier trademark. An opposition can be filed against a trademark filed in the EU Intellectual Property Office, or against an international application designating the EU.
Trademarks Office in the EUÂ and the UK will not refuse your trademark if there is a prior filed or previously registered similar trademark. Instead the Trademarks Office in the EU and the UK only looks at absolute grounds (i.e. if the mark is deception or descriptive, it may be refused). However, if there is [...]
In the European Union, cooling off period is set by the Trademarks Office once the opposition has been received and assuming it is admissible. The purpose of the cooling off period is to allow parties to negotiation a settlement agreement. An initial cooling off period is 2 months, but can be requested to a maximum [...]
Anita Mar
CEO and Registered Trademark Agent at Trademark Angel Inc.
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