you don't have to be an agent to apply for a trademark, you can apply for registration yourself. The specific process is as follows: 1. Preparation of trademark application materials; 2. file an application for registration with the Trademark Office; 3. The competent trademark registration authority shall check whether the application for trademark registration meets the requirements, and decide to give a preliminary examination or reject the application; 4. Announcement of preliminary examination; 5. Announcement of registration; 6. Obtain a trademark certificate. Legal basis: Article 22 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China. An applicant for trademark registration shall fill in the category and name of the goods using the trademark according to the prescribed commodity classification table and file an application for registration. An applicant for trademark registration may apply for registration of the same trademark for multiple categories of goods through one application. The application for trademark registration and other relevant documents may be submitted in writing or in the form of data messages.