Taiwan Trademark Registration Procedures and Fees (2022)

Unless otherwise indicated, the Taiwan Trademark Registration stated in this quotation refers to trademark registrations in accordance with the Trademark Act 2016. All fees in this quotation are valid until 31 March 2022.

The legal basis of Taiwan's trademark is the Trademark Act 2016. Taiwan is not a member of the Paris Convention and cannot establish a system of priority claiming under the Paris Convention. However, when amending the Trademark Act, Taiwan adopts priority provisions and recognize convention priority of the member countries (except mainland China). Trademark registration is valid for 10 years from the date of registration and could be renewed for 10 years before the expiry date.

Our fees for filing an application in Taiwan are USD300 (HKD2,370) for the first class and USD280 (HKD2,212) for each additional class. The fees cover 20 goods or 5 retail services in Class 35. Each item in excess of 20 will be charged with an extra fee of USD15 (HKD118.5), and USD35 (HKD276.5) for each retail services in excess of 5 in Class 35. The fee for registration is USD200 (HKD1,580) for each class.

For the purpose of registering a trademark in Taiwan, you will need to provide some basic information of the proprietor (individual or company), such as the full name, address, nationality and original signed (and stamped) Power of Attorney. You are also requested to select the goods/services for each class.

A registration in Taiwan usually takes 8-10 months from the date of filing the application which includes 3 months of Publication for the Opposition period.

If the application is being rejected by the Trademark Office of TIPO or opposed by any third party, Kaizen can help to response to the rejection or opposition and our fees will be quoted upon request.

TIPO will issue the paper Certificate of Registration for the registrations.

Example 1: One mark one class
If you want to have your trademark "ABC" registered in Class 25 (clothing, footwear, headgear), that is, one mark one class, the total fees for trademark pre-filing search, registration request and certificate are:

Pre-filing search: USD200.00
Request for registration: USD300.00
Final registration/Certificate: USD200.00
TOTAL: USD700.00

Example 2: One mark two classes
If you want to have your trademark "ABC" registered in Class 25 (clothing, footwear, headgear) and Class 26 (lace and embroidery, ribbons and braid; buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and needles; artificial flowers), that is, one mark two classes, the total fees for trademark pre-filing search, registration request and certificate are:

Pre-filing search: USD200 + USD150= USD350.00
Request for registration: USD300 + USD280 = USD580.00
Final registration/Certificate: USD200 + USD200 = USD400.00
TOTAL: USD1,330.00

Example 3: Two marks one class
If you want to have your trademarks "ABC" and "DEF" registered in Class 25 (clothing, footwear, headgear), that is, two marks one class, the total fees for trademark pre-filing searches, registration requests and certificates are:

Pre-filing searches: USD200 + USD200 = USD400.00
Request for registration: USD300 + USD300 = USD600.00
Final registration/Certificate: USD200 + USD200 = USD400.00
TOTAL: USD1,400.00

The fees illustrated in the above examples are based on the assumption of a smooth case (i.e., no rejection, opposition or complications) requiring no additional item in each class. Moreover, the fees are exclusive of bank charges, courier fees and other expenses, if any.

Upon receipt of your confirmation of engagement, we will issue and send an invoice together with the wiring instructions to you for your settlement. When you arrange the payment, please put our invoice number of account number in the message section and then send email a copy of the remittance receipt to us for our records. Because of the nature of service, we require full payment in advance. And once the service is commenced, no refund of service fee will be made.

We accept cash, HKD check, TT and credit card through Paypal. An extra handling fee of 5% will be charged if paid by Paypal. If a China or Taiwan Value-Added Tax invoice is required, 7% or 5% additional charge will be incurred.