GUIDE TO PROCEEDING WITH TRADEMARK MATTERS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Madrid International Registration of Marks
(1) Condition for applicant
-Any enterprise, institution, individual producer or trader (including those of Taiwan)
(2) Documents necessary while filing
-Power of Attorney
-Application for trademark registration in foreign countries
-Trademark samples: ten (10)
-Two (2) copies of the trademark registration certificate
Trademark Registration Application in Other Countries
(1) Documents necessary while filing
-Power of Attorney
-Application for trademark registration in foreign country
-Trademark samples: ten (10)
The Documents necessary while filing in the foreign countries are different from country to country due to the differences of regulations of Trademark Laws of the countries. In addition to the above documents, some countries request the applicant submit a signed Power of Attorney of a local agency in that country, or a notarised or authorized Business License in the home country.
(2) Other observations
- While filing the trademark registration application, the designated products should be labled with internationally used terminology, the name of products should be concrete and with accurate English translation
-The title of the signer of the Power of Attorney should be provided
-The description of the design of the mark should be provided if the mark contains a design
-The trademark registration applications can be filed in most of the foreign countries even the said mark is not registered in China. But the trademark registration applications in some countries should be based on the registration in the home country