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Can a personal trademark be used for a company?

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Other people’s trademarks cannot be used. The Trademark Law clarifies that the following acts are trademark infringements: 1. Using a trademark that is identical or similar to the registered trademark on the same or similar goods without the permission of the owner of the registered trademark; 2. Selling goods that are knowingly counterfeit registered trademarks goods; 3. Counterfeit or manufacture without authorization registered trademark signs of others or sell counterfeit or unauthorized registered trademark signs; for those who infringe upon the exclusive right to use registered trademarks, in accordance with Article 53 of the Trademark Law, the industrial and commercial administration authorities may take the following measures: Measures to impose penalties. (1) Order to stop the infringement. The specific measures are as follows: ① Order to stop sales immediately; ② Confiscate and destroy the infringing goods; ③ Confiscate and destroy tools specially used to manufacture infringing goods and counterfeit registered trademarks. (2) Imposition of fines. For those who infringe the exclusive right to use a registered trademark but have not yet constituted a crime, the industrial and commercial administration authorities may impose a fine of less than 50% of the illegal business volume or less than five times the profits gained from the infringement according to the circumstances; the person directly responsible for the infringement unit may be fined A fine of up to 10,000 yuan may be imposed depending on the circumstances. If the party concerned is dissatisfied with the above two treatments, the party concerned may file a lawsuit in the People's Court in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China within 15 days from the date of receipt of the notice. If neither prosecution nor performance is made within the time limit, the industrial and commercial administration authority shall apply to the People's Court for compulsory enforcement. (3) The administrative department for industry and commerce that mediates the amount of compensation for infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark may mediate the amount of compensation for infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark at the request of the party concerned. If mediation fails, the party concerned may file a lawsuit in the People's Court in accordance with the law.