The application procedure
The application procedure is as follows in Hong Kong:

• Trademark Lookup- Search for trademarks is optional. It checks to see if any trademarks are already registered in the selected class (es).
• Implementation- According to Section 38 TMO and Rule 6 et seq. TMR, the Registrar must receive the application for the registration of a trademark.
• Weaknesses Check- Following the application, the Trade Marks Registry will examine the information to see if it is accurate and comprehensive, including the applicant's name, address, the mark's representation, and a list of the goods and services. The filing date will ultimately serve as the date of registration if the registration is properly filed.
• Search & Analysis- In order to determine if the same or a similar trademark has already been registered or applied for by another person in respect of the same or comparable class(es) of goods or services, the Trade Marks Registry will first perform a search of the trademark records. The Trade Marks Registry will also determine if the trademark fits the TMO's registration requirements, particularly whether it is unique. The Trade Marks Registry will object to the application and provide advice on how to override the objection if the registration conditions are not met. The applicant has three further months from the date of the further issued opinion to comply with the registration requirements or to request a hearing if the Registry's requirements are not met and the objection is still present. Evidence in support of and against the trademark registration will be taken into account during the hearing. At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer will make a decision.
• Oppositional Publication (3 months)- The trademark will be published in the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Journal if there are no objections or if the suggestions were taken into consideration. Within three months, an opposition notice may be submitted. In Hong Kong, 95 percent of publications are published without opposition, primarily because doing so is expensive.
• Registration- The details of the trademark will be entered into the trademark register by the Registrar of Trade Marks, who will also issue a certificate of registration and publish notice of the registration in the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Journal. As previously stated, the filing date of the application will serve as the starting point for the trademark registration.
Invalidation and Revocation
There are several ways to delete a trademark from the trademark register once it has been registered-
• According to Section 52 (2a) TMO, it is possible to ask to have a registered trademark completely or partially withdrawn from the register due to "non-use": This necessitates, among other things, that the trademark has been inactive for at least three years. In this regard, it is the party requesting removal that bears the onus of proof. Experience has shown us that providing proof that a trademark hasn't been used is all but impossible. verify that
• On the basis that a trademark should not have been registered in the first place, it is also feasible to file for "invalidation." Particularly, this is the situation when Sec. 53 TMO conditions are satisfied, such as when an earlier trademark application that ought to have been registered sooner existed.