Required conditions for trademark authorization: the trademark must be approved and registered by the competent department; the authorizer must be the holder of the trademark; no exclusive license or exclusive license agreement has been signed with other people or enterprises. Trademark authorization requires both the holder and the user to sign an authorization agreement or contract. Without an authorization contract, it is difficult to achieve exclusivity if it is just oral authorization.

Legal Basis

Article 43 of the Trademark Law

A trademark registrant may authorize others to use its registered trademark by signing a trademark license contract. The licensor shall supervise the quality of the goods used by the licensee using its registered trademark. The licensee shall ensure the quality of the goods using the registered trademark. If the registered trademark of another person is used with permission, the name of the licensee and the place of origin of the goods must be marked on the goods using the registered trademark. If the licensor permits others to use its registered trademark, the licensor shall submit its trademark use license to the Trademark Office for record, and the Trademark Office shall announce it. The trademark use license shall not be used against bona fide third parties without registration.