Self-employed individuals can apply for Chinese trademarks.

1. The materials required for self-employed individuals to apply for trademarks are:

(1) Copy of personal ID card;

(2) Individual business license;

(3) Trademark registration application form;

(4) Trademark name or clear trademark drawing;

In the case of trademark drawings, black and white copies of each trademark are required. 10 copies of the drawings (if the trademark is in color, each trademark must provide ten copies of the color drawing and one black and white ink draft. The trademark drawing shall not be smaller than 5X5cm and not larger than 10X10cm. The color drawing shall be marked with the reported color).

(5) If you entrust a trademark registration agency to handle the matter, you also need to provide a trademark agency power of attorney.

2. The process for self-employed individuals to apply for a trademark is as follows:

(1) Compile materials and submit them to the Trademark Office for application: You can submit them online or at a window by yourself, or you can submit them through the assistance of an agency.

(2) Trademark Office acceptance and review (1-3 months).

(3) Trademark substantive review (about 6-9 months): The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board will inspect, search, and compare whether the applied trademark complies with the Trademark Law and whether it is similar to other registered trademarks, etc. , decide whether to reject or pass the preliminary examination after investigation and study;

5. Preliminary examination announcement (3 months): If no trademark objection is raised within three months from the date of preliminary examination announcement for a trademark that has passed preliminary examination, The trademark will be registered and published.

6. Wait for the issuance of the registration certificate (about 1 month).

(Successful registration takes about a year, and in case of trademark rejection or trademark objection, it will take longer)