2. The assignor and the assignee shall submit to the Trademark Office an application for the assignment of a registered trademark, a copy of the trademark registration certificate, a copy of the business license or identity card of the assignor and the assignee, and other materials.
3. The application procedures for assignment of a registered trademark shall be handled by the assignee.
4. After the Trademark Office approves the application for assignment of a registered trademark, it shall issue the corresponding certificate to the assignee and make an announcement.
Because of the prevalence of cybersquatting, it is necessary for natural persons to apply as self-employed, rural contracted households or other natural persons permitted by law to engage in business activities, and to produce corresponding licenses, contracts or registration documents. A registered trademark of an individual must be qualified as an enterprise legal person. Individuals refer to non-natural persons, but they must have self-employed business licenses.
Legal basis: Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 28 The Trademark Office shall, within nine months from the date of receiving the application documents for trademark registration, complete the examination of the trademark applied for registration, and if it meets the relevant provisions of this Law, make a preliminary examination and approval announcement.
Article 30 Where a trademark applied for registration does not conform to the relevant provisions of this Law or is identical with or similar to a trademark that has been registered or preliminarily approved by others on the same kind of goods or similar goods, the Trademark Office shall reject the application without making an announcement.
Article 32 An application for trademark registration shall not damage the prior rights of others, nor shall it preempt the registration of a trademark that has been used by others and has certain influence by unfair means.