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Can self-employed individuals have a trademark?

Self-employed individuals can register trademarks. However, the following conditions must be met: 1. Individual industrial and commercial households can apply for trademark registration in the name of the applicant with the name registered in the "Individual Industrial and Commercial Household Business License", or they can also apply for trademark registration in the name of the person in charge registered on the license. When applying in the name of the person in charge, the identity card and business license of the person in charge should be submitted. 2. Rural contract operators can apply for trademark registration in the name of the person who signed the contract. When applying, they should submit the identity card of the person signing the contract and the contract. 3. Other natural persons who are permitted to engage in business activities in accordance with the law may apply for trademark registration in the name of the operator listed in the registration document issued by the relevant administrative authority. When applying, the operator's ID card and the ID card issued by the relevant administrative authority shall be submitted. Registration documents. 4. The scope of goods and services for which a natural person applies for trademark registration shall be limited to the business scope approved by the business license or relevant registration documents, or to the agricultural and sideline products produced by the natural person.

Legal Basis

Article 4 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China

In the course of production and business activities, natural persons, legal persons or other organizations shall If it is necessary to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark for its goods or services, it must apply for trademark registration with the Trademark Office.