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FRANCE TRADEMARK
Foreign Investors in Hong Kong
Low tax. British law. USD linked currency. Stepping stone to investments in China. Enterprise support is government policy. Hong Kong is ideal for multinational businesses...
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Overseas companies intend to carry out business in Hong Kong need to apply for registration within one month of establishing a place of business in Hong Kong....
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Foreign Investors in China
The Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise (WOFE), also called Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise (WOFE), is a Limited Liability Company established and wholly owned by the foreign investor(s) in China. ...
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Representative Office (RO), also known as Permanent Resident Office, is an office of a foreign enterprise set up in China for liaison with Chinese businesses and customers on behalf of its parent company.....
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Search: US$450
(1) Cover all class codes
(2) Search results returned back by e-mail in 7 working days
(3) Covers Direct Hits and Close Matches in English

Registration: US$1250
(1) Per class code
(2) Prepared and submitted in 1-2 weeks
(3) Clerical office actions generally answered for free
(4) Quarterly follow ups of your mark through out the entire unopposed registration process (via e-mail)

Collection and Forwarding of Certificate: USD120

Collection and forwarding of Certificate of registration, regardless of number of class code

Government Filing Fees: included in registration fee
(1) First 1-3 class codes
(2) US$300 for 4th and every class code thereafter.

Summary of Fees
USD450 Search
USD1,250 Registration & Domestic Rep Fee
USD120 Collection and Forwarding of Certificate of Registration
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US$1,820

Required Documents & Services
1. Seven prints of the trademark (not required for word marks).
2. The list of the goods/services and the classes pertaining thereto.
3. The priority document, if priority is claimed.

Time Scale
Currently it is taking approximately 1 year to get a trademark in France.

Protection Period
For 10 years, which is back dated to a successfully registered trademark from the date of submission, not from date of application.

The mark should be renewed 6 months before the end of the 10 year period, or an additional penalty fee will be assessed. 25% if between 6-3 months and 50% if less than 3 months from the end of the 10 year period.

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