Since whether the marks are ¡§similar¡¨ will be judged on the basis of their appearance, pronunciation and meanings, we always carry out the searches with the separate English letters, Chinese characters and design of the mark device.  As an example, if a full trademark search for the mark ¡§Natren¡¨ is completed, the result will also include naturally the similar words involving several identical English letters to the mark ¡§Natren¡¨, such as ¡§Nutren¡¨, ¡§Nature¡¨, ¡§Notren¡¨¡K and so on.    

  Multi-class is not acceptable.  The required documents for filing an application up to the registrations are:
      - Name, nationality and address of applicant.
      - Nature of business of the applicant (industrial, commercial or other).
      - Copy of the mark (in color if claimed together with the relevant description).
      - Photo-print (dimensions of a maximum 6cms x 6cms and a minimum 1.5cms x 1.5cms).
      - Class and specification of products or services (as classified under the Nice Agreement).
      - Priority right ¡V country, date and number of presentation (the priority document can be submitted three months
        from the date of application).
      - Power of Attorney (standard form attached) must be notarized.  The notary must certify that the signatory is
        entitled to do so.

  Our service fee will generally be NT$20,000 excluding the disbursement and official fee(s).  In addition, official fee(s) will be generally NT$4,500 for a single application under 10 items of the designated goods.  The official fees will be NT$450 based on the number (10up) of the designated goods/services respectively.  In addition, the disbursement will generally be around NT$3,000.

  According to the trademark practice and Trademark Law in P.R. China, goods categorized in different classes must be subjected to different applications even though they are to be protected by the same trademark.  That is, a separate filing is required for one class and no multiple class applications can be filed at the present stage.

  If the Client entrusts this firm to file the application at the same time in Taiwan and PR China, we would like to offer additional 10% discount for our service fees.

  It will be necessary for us to submit the notarized and executed evidence document clarifying the Applicant is a certain business or industrial organization rather than a company or business together with the rules/articles of the organization including the purpose of the used collective trademark, the particulars of the members, i.e. names, addresses, representative and so on; quality requirements of the designated goods used with the collective trademark; use requirements/procedures of the collective trademark; rights, duty/obligations and rules of the collective members; and the test/supervision system the registrant will manage the person using the collective mark.  Further, it will be necessary for us to submit the list of the collective members together with the trademark.  If the organization has not filed and obtained the registration of the collective mark, its mark will not be protected there.