Trademarking in other countriesAug 2020 |
| Trademarking in other countries |
| Trademark registration is territorial. In other words, a trademark must be registered in each country where protection is sought. No one single trademark registration can cover all countries. |
| Convention priority |
| Within 6 months after the first filing of a trademark application in Hong Kong, which is a member of the Paris Convention, the applicant can file a follow-up trademark application in another member country of the Paris Convention and claim that the earlier application date be the same in respect of the same goods and services. |
| Advantages of Convention priority application |
| The advantage of the Convention Priority is that when the examining authority looks for similar and identical trademarks, only those trademarks registered before the earlier filing date can be cited. In other words, any mark submitted by the other party between the earlier filing date and the actual filing date of this application will not be cited against the current application. Since an applicant may not be able to register trademarks in all countries at the same time, claiming convention priority provides a way to prevent malicious registrations that target potential upcoming brand names. Therefore, it is recommended to claim convention priority to ensure successful trademark registrations in other countries. |
| European Union trade mark |
| European Union trade mark is one of the distinct trade mark systems, which make it easier for an applicant to register a mark in various countries. |
| The EU trademark system has created a unified trademark registration system in Europe, which can provide protection in all EU member states through a single registration. The EU trademark registration is enforceable in all EU member states. |
| The EU trademark system is managed by the EU Intellectual Property Office in Spain. |
| Features and advantages |
| By virtue of the power of a single procedure, EU trademarks give their owners uniform rights applicable to all EU member states, thus simplifying the trademark protection at the European level. |
| Another major benefit of EU trademark is the cost. The initial cost of applying for registration of an EU trademark is much lower than the cost of filing national applications in all EU member states (currently 27). |
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Jun 2019 Is IPR protection sufficiently strong in China? The recent development of IPR protection in China. May 2019 Three-dimensional Trademarks Apr 2019 Intellectual Property Licensing Mar 2019 Opposition to Macau Trademark Application Feb 2019 PRC Trademark Opposition Procedures Jan 2019 Opposition to PRC Trademark Application Dec 2018 Intellectual Property Licensing Nov 2018 Macau Trademark Opposition Procedures Oct 2018 Grounds of Opposition against U.S. Trademark Application Sep 2018 Opposition to U.S. Trademark Application Aug 2018 The Advantages of Filing Hong Kong Trademark Opposition in the First Place: Jul 2018 Hong Kong Trademark Opposition Procedures Jun 2018 Opposition to Hong Kong Trademark Application May 2018 Absolute Grounds’ for Refusal of a EUTM Application Apr 2018 Documentation requirements for filing appeal to People’s Court for trademark cases Mar 2018 Update of the Madrid System in Hong Kong Feb 2018 Invalidation of Trademark Registration in Bad Faith
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