Collective trademarks and ordinary trademarks have the following differences:

(1) Both collective trademarks and ordinary trademarks indicate the operator of goods or services, but collective trademarks indicate that the goods or services come from an organization ; Ordinary trademarks indicate that they come from a certain operator.

(2) A collective trademark can only be applied for registration by an organization; an ordinary trademark can be applied for registration by an organization or an individual operator.

(3) If you apply for a collective trademark, you must submit usage management rules; there is no such requirement for applying for an ordinary trademark.

(4) Collective trademarks cannot be used by members outside the organization; ordinary trademarks can be used by members outside the organization.

(5)) A collective trademark licenses its members without signing a license contract; when a general trademark licenses others to use it, a license contract must be signed.

(6) Collective trademarks cannot be transferred; ordinary trademarks can be transferred to others.

(7) The Trademark Office shall not approve the registration of identical or similar trademarks within two years after the collective trademark expires; for ordinary trademarks, it only takes one year for the Trademark Office to approve the registration of identical or similar trademarks.

Legal basis:

"Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" Article 3 Trademarks approved and registered by the Trademark Office are registered trademarks, including commodity trademarks, service trademarks and collective trademarks Trademarks and certification marks; trademark registrants enjoy exclusive rights to trademarks and are protected by law.

The term "collective trademark" as mentioned in this Law refers to a mark registered in the name of a group, association or other organization for use by members of the organization in commercial activities to indicate the user's membership in the organization.

The term "certification trademark" as used in this Law means that it is controlled by an organization with the ability to supervise certain goods or services and is used by units or individuals other than the organization to certify the goods or services. The origin, raw materials, manufacturing methods, quality or other signs of specific quality of the goods or services.

Special matters concerning the registration and management of collective trademarks and certification marks shall be stipulated by the industrial and commercial administration department of the State Council.