Trademark Registration

What is a trade mark ?

A trademark is a sign that distinguishes the goods and services of one trader from those of others.
Typically a trademark can be words (including personal names), indications, designs, letters, characters, numerals, figurative elements, colours, sounds, smells, the shape of the goods or their packaging or any combination of these.
A sign must be capable of being represented graphically in order for it to be registered as a trademark.

Why register a trade mark in Hong Kong ?

Registering your trade mark means that you have the exclusive right to use the trade mark in relation to the goods and services for which the mark is registered. If other traders use it in Hong Kong in relation to the same or similar goods or services without your consent, they may be liable for infringement of your mark and you may take legal action.
If you do not register your mark, it is harder to prove that you are the "owner" of the mark and as such your protection is limited.

Hong Kong Trademark Registration Fee Schedule
	Per Trademark Registration - one class	Per Trademark Registration - additional class
Search Fee	Free	Free
Government Fee	HK$2,000	HK$1,000
Service Fee (20% OFF)	HK$1,250 HK$1,000	HK$1,250 HK$1,000
Total	HK$3,000	HK$2,000

Steps of register a Trademark in Hong Kong :

Fill in the Online Application Form and Appendix 1 of Trademark Classification (click here) and return to us by email at info@profitaccounting.hk together with copies of your company Business Registration Certificate and your Hong Kong identity card (or passport).
We will contact client for information verification.
After checking your application documents, we will email fee note to you for settlement.
We will file the trademark registration after we have received your payment.
The trademark registration takes around 6 months.
The trademark registration is valid for 10 years and subject for renewal.