Legal basis:
Article 4 of the Measures for the Administration of the Registration of Collective Trademarks and Certification Trademarks When applying for the registration of collective trademarks, the applicant shall attach the qualification certificate of the subject, and specify the names and addresses of the members of the collective organization; Where a geographical indication is applied for registration as a collective trademark, it shall be accompanied by a subject qualification certificate, and a detailed description of its professional and technical personnel and professional testing equipment or its entrusted institutions shall be given to show that it has the ability to supervise the specific quality of the goods using the geographical indication. A group, association or other organization that applies for the registration of a geographical indication as a collective trademark shall be composed of members of the area marked by the geographical indication. Article 6 Where an application is made to register a geographical indication as a collective trademark or a certification trademark, the approval document of the people's government or the competent department of industry in the area marked by the geographical indication shall also be submitted. If a foreigner or foreign enterprise applies to register a geographical indication as a collective trademark or a certification trademark, the applicant shall provide proof that the geographical indication is protected by law in its country of origin.