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China CN
Japan JP
South Korea KR
Price · 1 class
China · CN
$599 all-in
Japan · JP
$899 all-in
South Korea · KR
$799 all-in
Time to registration
China · CN
6–8 months
Japan · JP
About 12 months
South Korea · KR
16–19 months
Filing acknowledgement
China · CN
3–5 working days
Japan · JP
3–5 working days
South Korea · KR
7–10 working days
Certificate format
China · CN
Electronic certificate
Japan · JP
Electronic certificate
South Korea · KR
Electronic or paper. Electronic by default. Choose one format before filing.
Documents & details
China · CN
- Trademark details, including the applicant’s name and address, the mark, and the goods or services.
- A scan of the business licence or personal ID.
- Signed and stamped power of attorney.
- Individual applicants: provide a scan of the individual business licence.
- Provide a mark image for both word and design marks.
- Stamp the business licence scan.
Japan · JP
- Trademark details, including the applicant’s name and address, the mark, and the goods or services.
- A scan of the business licence or personal ID.
- If you have filed a trademark or patent in Japan before, provide your JPO applicant code, or an earlier application or registration number.
South Korea · KR
- Trademark details, including the applicant’s name and address, the mark, and the goods or services.
- A scan of the business licence or personal ID.
- Power of attorney: signed, stamped, scan.
- Provide a mark image for both word and design marks.
- If you have filed a trademark or patent in South Korea before, provide an earlier application or registration number.
Application structure
China · CN
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Japan · JP
Multiple classes per application
South Korea · KR
Multiple classes per application
Trademark office / system
China · CN
CNIPA
Japan · JP
JPO
South Korea · KR
Ministry of Intellectual Property
Local representation requirement
China · CN
A foreign applicant without a China business domicile must use a duly established trademark agency
Japan · JP
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South Korea · KR
An applicant without an address or place of business in Korea needs a Korean patent agent
Opposition period
China · CN
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Japan · JP
2 months
South Korea · KR
30 days
Country-specific filing note
China · CN
China combines Nice classes with local similar groups and specific item wording; a class number alone is not a filing scope.
Japan · JP
Registration precedes publication.
South Korea · KR
Accelerated examination may be requested; the reference gives about three months for examination, not completed registration.
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