Requirements for applying a Chinese trademark are not rigid or complicated - your passport or certificate of incorporation of your company (scanned version) will satisfy the requirements of application.  Chinese trademark law requires foreigner to work with an agent to apply his trademark, so you need to find a proper agent in China.  Any service provider that is not a Chinese mainland company is not a qualified service provider, you will have to work with a local service provider finally, thus a direct connection with local agent saves your cost.  I would suggest you to check the quality (as in China trademark office database) of the agent before you work with the agent. 

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It will take around 7 months to apply the trademark in a smooth case.  As you may have done in your home country, you may want a search before applying the trademark, and I provide free search report for you.  If the search shows your trademark is registered in China by a third party or similar registration exists, ask for a solution and make sure you understand the solution.  It may cost you extra money and time if you miss this step.  Keep in mind 20 million trademarks have been registered in China, so it is not a surprise if your trademark is registered. It is also recommended to keep in mind obviousness problem or bad social influence issues may cause rejection of your application.

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Please note that there is generally no chance to amend your application during the course of application, so generally there will be no extra fees before CTMO issues its decision.