Legal analysis: Except for the requirement of individual business license, the process of applying for a trademark by an individual is the same as that of an enterprise. You can entrust an intellectual property agency to submit an application for trademark registration to the Trademark Office, or you can submit it yourself. Before submitting an application, it is necessary to determine the pattern of the trademark, select the category of goods or services to be used and the specific name, and how to use the trademark, so the actual use should be considered when initially determining the trademark and category; After the application is submitted, the Trademark Office will conduct formal examination and substantive examination. After the examination is passed, it will issue a notice of preliminary examination and approval. The notice period is 3 months. If no prior obligee or interested party raises any objection during the notice period, the trademark will be approved for registration and the Trademark Office will issue a trademark registration certificate. If it fails to pass the examination, a notice of rejection will be issued. It takes about 12 months for the whole process to go down.
Legal basis: Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 22 An applicant for trademark registration shall fill in the category and name of the goods using the trademark according to the prescribed commodity classification table and file an application for registration. An applicant for trademark registration may apply for registration of the same trademark for multiple categories of goods through one application. The application for trademark registration and other relevant documents may be submitted in writing or in the form of data messages.
article 23 where a registered trademark needs to obtain the exclusive right to use the trademark on goods outside the approved scope of use, a separate application for registration shall be filed.
article 24 where a registered trademark needs to change its logo, it shall file a new application for registration.
Article 25 Where an applicant for trademark registration files an application for trademark registration in China for the same commodity and the same trademark within six months from the date of the first application for trademark registration in a foreign country, he may enjoy priority according to the agreement signed between the foreign country and China or the international treaties to which both countries are parties, or according to the principle of mutual recognition of priority. Where priority is claimed in accordance with the preceding paragraph, a written statement shall be made when filing an application for trademark registration, and a copy of the first application for trademark registration shall be submitted within three months; If a written statement is not submitted or a copy of the trademark registration application document is not submitted within the time limit, it shall be deemed that the priority has not been claimed.
article 26 where a trademark is used for the first time on a commodity exhibited in an international exhibition sponsored or recognized by the China municipal government, the applicant for registration of the trademark may enjoy priority within six months from the date when the commodity is exhibited. Where priority is claimed in accordance with the preceding paragraph, a written statement shall be made when applying for trademark registration, and the name of the exhibition where the goods are exhibited, the evidence of using the trademark on the goods on display, the date of exhibition and other supporting documents shall be submitted within three months; If a written statement is not submitted or the supporting documents are not submitted within the time limit, it shall be deemed that the priority has not been claimed.
article 27 the matters declared and the materials provided for applying for trademark registration shall be true, accurate and complete.