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Reduction of Official Fee for the Chinese Trademark

"Notice on Reducing Some Administrative Fees" promulgated by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance, announcing that the trademark fee standard will be further lowered from July 1, 2019.

The fee for the renewal of registered mark shall decrease from RMB 1,000 to RMB500.

The paper filing fee forchange of matters shall be declined to RMB 150, whereas the change of matters applied online shall be free of charge.

Other trademark matters applied online are charged at 90% of the official fee.

We made the below list to help you make sense well.

 

 

Official fees (2017.04.01-2019.07.01)

Official fees after July 1, 2019

Official fees for paper filing per  class

(RMB)

Official fees for e-filing per  class
 (RMB)

Trademark application fees per  mark, per class (10 or fewer items designated in application)

300

   300

270

Surcharge for additional items of  trademark application fees per mark, per class

30 /per-item

30 /per-item

27 /per-item

Replacement registration fee

500

 500

 450

Assignment of registered mark

500

 500

 450

Renewal of registered mark

1000

 500

 450

Late filing surcharge

250

 250

 225

Appeals fee for rejected  application

750

 750

 675To be opened

Fees for change of matters

250

 150

 0

Certified copy of registration  certificate

50

 50

 45

Fees for the application of  collective mark

1500

 1500

 1350

Fees for the application of  certification mark

1500

 1500

 1350

Opposition fee

50

 500

 450To be opened

Cancellation fee

500

 500

 450To be opened

 

Trademark license recordance

150

 150

 135

 

 

 Peggy Wang

HFG Law&Intellectual Property