What is included and what is not

Included

  • Identical and similar-mark clearance search of the national register (and the EU register for Malta), with a written opinion on registrability and conflict risk
  • Classification of goods and services under the Nice Classification, using the office's pre-approved descriptions where that reduces the fee
  • Preparation and filing of the application, with priority claim where applicable
  • Provision of the local address for service and representative where the office requires one
  • Monitoring and reporting of examination, publication and registration, and forwarding of the registration certificate
  • Response to formal (non-substantive) office actions
  • Renewal and use-deadline diary entries for the registration

Not included

  • Official filing, registration and renewal fees (paid to the office at cost)
  • Responses to substantive refusals, oppositions, cancellation actions and hearings (quoted on receipt)
  • Searches of unregistered rights, company names, domain names and common law use beyond the register search
  • Madrid Protocol international applications (quoted separately where the base office allows)
  • Logo design or brand strategy

Who it is for

For

  • Companies launching a brand in a new market
  • Founders securing their company and product names before a funding round
  • Groups extending an existing mark into a further jurisdiction

Not for

  • Marks already in dispute or subject to an opposition
  • Applicants who need a global portfolio filed in one step (ask for a portfolio quotation)

What the document does

Clause summaries. The product delivers the drafted and reviewed document, not a template.

Search scopeIdentical and similar marks in the selected classes on the national register, with phonetic and visual variants where the office's search tools support it.
OpinionA written view on distinctiveness, descriptiveness, conflict risk and the recommended specification, signed by the responsible professional.
SpecificationGoods and services drafted to the office's practice so that the application avoids classification objections.
PriorityClaim of Paris Convention priority where a first filing was made within the previous six months.
RepresentationAppointment of the required local representative and address for service.
Prosecution reportingStatus reports at filing, examination, publication, opposition period end and registration.
DiaryRenewal date and non-use vulnerability dates recorded and reminders issued.

How it runs

  1. Intake

    An online form captures the mark, the goods and services, the jurisdiction, any prior filings and the applicant entity. An analyst proposes classes and descriptions.

  2. First draft

    The clearance search runs and the responsible professional prepares the written opinion and draft specification for your approval.

  3. Professional review

    A registered trade mark agent or attorney in the jurisdiction (or, where no agent register exists, a lawyer admitted there) reviews the opinion and specification and signs off.

  4. Signature

    You approve the filing; any power of attorney or authorisation form is signed and the application is filed within two business days.

  5. Record update

    GoGoTrust records the application and registration in the company's IP register and diarises renewal and use deadlines.

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Filed by
A registered trade mark agent or attorney in the jurisdiction signs off the opinion and files the application (a benrishi in Japan, a registered trademark agent in Canada, a registered trade marks attorney in Australia and New Zealand, a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney in the United Kingdom, a US-licensed attorney for the USPTO, a TIPO-registered agent in Taiwan, an EUIPO professional representative for EU marks). In Singapore, Hong Kong and Malta, where there is no agent register, a lawyer admitted in the jurisdiction signs off.

Price by office

OfficePrice
SingaporeUS$950 per class
Hong KongUS$950 per class
JapanUS$950 per class
TaiwanUS$950 per class
United StatesUS$650 per class
CanadaUS$950 per class
AustraliaUS$950 per class
New ZealandUS$950 per class
United KingdomUS$950 per class
MaltaUS$950 per class

Questions

What does per class mean?

Trade marks are registered for goods and services grouped into 45 Nice classes. The fee and the official fee are charged per class; most brands need one to three classes.

How long will registration take?

It depends on the office: roughly 3 to 4 months in the United Kingdom, 6 to 12 months in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Malta and New Zealand, 8 to 12 months in Australia, 12 to 18 months in the United States and 18 to 36 months in Canada, all assuming no objection or opposition. Check the authority; each jurisdiction page gives the current estimate.

What if the examiner objects?

Formal objections (classification, formalities) are included. Substantive refusals (descriptiveness, conflict with an earlier mark) are quoted when they arrive, with a recommendation on whether a response is worthwhile.

Do we have to use the mark?

Not to file in most covered jurisdictions (the United States requires use before registration issues). Every office allows a registration to be removed for non-use after three or five years, so the diary records that date.

Can we file in several countries at once?

Yes. Each country is a separate product unit; where the base office supports Madrid, an international application may be cheaper and is quoted separately. Taiwan and Malta are outside Madrid and always need national filings.

Will the search find every possible conflict?

No search can. The register search and opinion identify the conflicts visible on the register; unregistered rights and later-filed applications can still emerge, which is why the opposition period exists.

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