Philippines Trademark Registration Costs and Registration Procedures

The legal basis of the Philippines trademark is the Republic Act No. 8293. The Philippines is a member of the Paris Convention and the Madrid Protocol. Philippines adopts first-to-file basis for trademark protection. A trademark registration is valid for 10 years from the date of registration and could be renewed for 10 years before the expiry date.

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: USD265
Request for registration: USD750
Final registration/Certificate: USD470
TOTAL: USD1,485

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: USD265
Request for registration: 750 + 150 = USD900
Final registration/Certificate: USD470
TOTAL: USD1,635

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: 265 + 265 = USD530
Request for registrations: 750 + 750 = USD1,500
Final registrations/Certificates: 470+ 470= USD940
TOTAL: USD2,970

The costs illustrated in the examples above are based on the assumption of a smooth application, that is, no objection being raised by IPOPHIL or any other third party. Also, the costs stated above exclude courier charges for sending the Power of Attorney and delivery of Certificate of Registration upon acceptance of registration.

It is further assumed that the number of items of products included in each class is no more than 20. Each additional item after the first 20 is charged at a fee of USD10.

Our fees for each stage of an application are to be invoiced and settled before the commencement of each stage of service. If a China or Taiwan Value-Added Tax invoice is required, 7% or 5% additional charge will be incurred.

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No refund of fees will be made after the commencement of services. For example, if we have conducted a pre-filing search and found an identical mark is already in the register, the application will not be proceeded, the fees for pre-filing search will not be refunded. If we have already filed an application and the application is objected by IPOPHIL or any other party or refused, there will not be any refunded of fees.