If the store does not have a registered trademark, it is illegal.

It is illegal for a hot pot restaurant to let others franchise without registering its trademark, because there are corresponding provisions in the franchise management regulations, and a trademark certificate must also be provided in terms of information disclosure.

Article 3 of the "Commercial Franchise Management Regulations" refers to an enterprise (hereinafter referred to as the franchisor) that owns registered trademarks, corporate logos, patents, proprietary technologies and other business resources, and owns them in the form of a contract The business resources are licensed to other operators for use, and the franchisee carries out operations under a unified business model in accordance with the contract and pays franchise fees to the franchisor.