香港知識產權代理有限公司

Hong Kong Intellectual Property Agent Limited (HKIPA)

European Community

European Community

Registration of European trademark is effective in 28 member countries, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.

Trademark Search

Verbal report

 Free of charge
  • Time required: within 2 working days

Written report

 Free of charge
  • Time required: 1 week

Trademark Application

One mark in one classes

 21,000HKD

Additional Class 

 3,000HKD
  • Time required: About 9 months
  • Protection period: 10 years (can be renewed in every ten years)
  • The above price included all official and professional fees

Trademark Renewal

One mark in one class

 13,000HKD
Information sheet for trade mark application in European Community

Registration of European Patent may cover the following European Countries: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

Patent Search

Verbal report

 Free of charge
  • Time required : Within 2 working days

Written report

 4,000HKD
  • Time required : Within 7 working days

Patent Application

One Article

 150,000HKD
  • Protection period:  can be renewed annually to maximum 20 years
  • The above price included application fee, the designation fees,
    the examination fees, granting fees and all administration charges. However this fee does not include handling charge for office action, maintenance fee for the patent application or registration, and also the processing charges for granting procedures in each designated country.

INTERNATIONAL PATENT APPLICATION
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

One Article

 22,000HKD
  • Time required: About  12 months
  • Effective period:  2.5 years
  • The above price included the official fee, international search fee and handling charges for the entering international phase of PCT application. However it does not include the cost for drafting patent application document or translation if required. The cost for drafting patent application document in Chinese is HK$12,000, and in English HK$15,000.
  • The applicant enjoy 2.5 years priority period to enter the national phase of PCT application in any member state of the treaty. The PCT application also include an international search report, which reveals the validity of the patent application as compared to other patent registrations in the world.

Registration of European Design is effective in 28 member countries, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.

Design Search

Verbal report

 Free of charge
  • Time required: Within 2 working days

Written report

 3,000HKD
  • Time required: Within 3 working days

Design Application

One Article

 23,000HKD

Each additional product of the same class

 20,000HKD
  • Time required: About 2 months
  • Protection period:  effective for 5 years, can be renewed for each 5 years to maximum 25 years
  • The above price included all official and professional fee
Information sheet for design application in European Community