1. The materials provided are different: the company provides the business license and the corresponding official seal, while the individual provides the individual license and legal person ID card;
2. Trademark ownership: the registered trademark right of an individual belongs to the individual, and the registered trademark right of a company belongs to the company;
3. Different stability: in the future, when the company changes, the trademark will be changed accordingly, while the personal ID card is generally unchanged and relatively stable;
4. Ownership control is different: individual registration authority is relatively centralized, and the use of trademarks is determined by the company when registering a company.
The trademark registration process is as follows:
1. Design the trademark to be registered in advance;
2. Determine the scope of use of the trademark;
3. Check whether the trademark is registered in advance. Go to the website of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce to check whether the trademark is registered. If it is registered, it is necessary to change the trademark before submitting it. You can submit a registration application without registration;
4. Submit materials to the local industrial and commercial bureau. To register a trademark, an individual needs to submit two copies of his ID card, six designs of the trademark, and an application for trademark registration with his signature;
5. Waiting for the approval of the Trademark Office;
6. publicity period. After passing the preliminary examination of the Trademark Office, that is, entering the three-month publicity period, anyone who has any objection can raise it, and if there is no objection, it can be successfully registered. If there is any objection, a trademark objection defense shall be conducted, and the registration can be successfully completed after the defense is passed;
7. Publication of trademarks. After passing the publicity period, the Trademark Office will issue a document announcing that the trademark is successfully registered, that is, it can be used, and the trademark is protected by law at this time.
to sum up, if a natural person, legal person or other organization needs to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark for the goods or services it produces, manufactures, processes, selects or distributes, it shall file an application for trademark registration with the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the Trademark Office) according to law.
Legal basis:
Article 28 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China
The Trademark Office shall complete the examination of the trademark applied for registration within nine months from the date of receiving the application documents for trademark registration, and if it meets the relevant provisions of this Law, it shall make a preliminary examination and announcement.