After applying for a trademark, you must fulfill your rights and obligations in accordance with the prescribed standards. Sometimes the trademark can be authorized to be used by others. There are many ways to authorize, but the authorization must meet the conditions, otherwise it is illegal. . 1. Is it possible to license trademarks to individual businesses? Yes. According to Article 40, Paragraph 2 of the Trademark Law, if someone is licensed to use another person’s registered trademark, the name of the licensee and the place of origin of the goods must be marked on the goods using the registered trademark. Anyone who violates the above provisions and fails to indicate the name of the licensee and the origin of the goods shall be ordered by the industrial and commercial administrative department to make corrections within a time limit; if the correction is not made within the time limit, the trademark and logo shall be confiscated; if the trademark and logo are difficult to separate from the goods, they shall be confiscated and destroyed together. 2. What are the classifications of the scope of trademark licensing? According to the provisions of my country's Trademark Law, only registered trademarks can be transferred. For trademarks that have not been registered by the trademark management department, the transfer is not protected by law. Article 42 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China: When a registered trademark is transferred, the transferor and the transferee shall sign a transfer agreement and file an application with the Trademark Office at the same time. The transferee shall ensure the quality of the goods using the registered trademark. When transferring a registered trademark, the trademark registrant shall transfer all similar trademarks registered on the same goods, or identical or similar trademarks registered on similar goods. For transfers that are likely to cause confusion or have other adverse effects, the Trademark Office will not approve the transfer and will notify the applicant in writing and explain the reasons. After the transfer of a registered trademark is approved, it will be announced. The assignee shall enjoy the exclusive right to use the trademark from the date of announcement. 3. Methods of trademark authorization 1. Ordinary license means that the trademark registrant allows the licensee to use the registered trademark under the contract within the specified geographical scope. At the same time, the trademark registrant reserves the right to use the registered trademark within the region and to grant third parties the right to use the registered trademark. This is the method used by the commercial brand franchise agents we are most familiar with. Trademark registrants can select more licensees to license their trademarks to obtain revenue. 2. Exclusive licensing This situation is also easy to understand. The trademark registrant can only choose one licensee for authorization, and the licensee has the right to exclude third parties from using it. In this case, the rights of the trademark registrant and the licensee to use the trademark are concurrent, and the exclusive license can only exclude third parties from using the trademark in the region. If a trademark infringement occurs, the licensee can file a trademark infringement lawsuit together with the trademark registrant. When the trademark registrant does not file a lawsuit or is lazy to file a lawsuit, the licensee can file a lawsuit separately. 3. Exclusive license: Exclusive license means that the trademark registrant licenses the registered trademark to only one person for use within the time and region specified in the contract, and the trademark registrant himself cannot use the registered trademark. In this case, the licensee is equivalent to a "quasi-trademark owner." When the trademark is infringed, the licensee can independently file a trademark infringement lawsuit in its own name. The trademark registrant can only use the trademark again after the time in the license contract expires. The above is the relevant legal knowledge compiled for you on whether it is okay to license a trademark to a self-employed person. In summary, it can be seen that trademark authorization can be given to individual businesses, but the prescribed process must be followed.