Trademark in Taiwan, Taiwan Trademark
TRADEMARK IN TAIWAN
Trademark in Taiwan includes three stages: trademark search in Taiwan, Taiwan Trademark filing and Taiwan Trademark registration. All with affordable fees.
– Stage 1: TRADEMARK SEARCH IN TAIWAN
| Scope of work: Trademark Search | Word Mark
($US) |
Device (logo) And Word Mark
($US) |
| For the 1st class | 65.00 | 120.00 |
| For the 2nd class | 60.00 | 95.00 |
| Duration | 5-7 days | 5-7 days |
– Stage 2: TRADE FILING IN TAIWAN
| Scope of work: Filing Trademark Application | FEE
($US) |
| For the 1st class | 495.00 |
| For the 2nd class | 430.00 |
| Duration | 12-14 months |
– Stage 3: TRADEMARK REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE IN TAIWAN
| Scope of work: Obtaining trademark registration certificate | FEE
($US) |
| For the 1st class | 0.00 |
| For the 2nd class | 0.00 |
| Duration | 2 months |
* Note: Our Fee for Trademark in Taiwan includes all fees (official fee and legal fee); exclude fee for responding to office action, if any.
– Trademark in Taiwan is limited for the first 20 items in each class. Each additional item from 20th upwards, the additional fee is $US14.00; Each item of goods/services in excess of 5 in Retail Services (in class 35): $US27.00
– You could visit here to see Procedure of Taiwan Trademark Registration.
– You could visit here to check the required documents for filing trademark in Taiwan
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Frequencly Asked Questions
It is not compulsory. However, it is very useful for applicant to determine the chance of success when filing a trademark application in Taiwan.
There are no any international treaties which Taiwan is a member.
Taiwan is applying “first to file” principle. It is required to register in order to obtain the protection of a trademark. However, using a trademark that is not registered is not illegal.
The trademark registration will recognize the ownership of the applicant with the trademark. The owner of the registered trademark also has the right to protect the trademark against the infringement action, unlawfully use of the trademark and/or unfair competition of their competitor. In addition, and also the owner of the trademark has the right to license or transferring the protected trademark.
