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Trademark names with Chinese characters
It is not allowed under normal circumstances.

According to Item (1) of Paragraph 1 of Article 10 of the Trademark Law, the following signs shall not be used as trademarks: (1) identical with or similar to the national name, national flag, national emblem, military flag and medal of People's Republic of China (PRC), and identical with the names and graphics of specific place names or landmark buildings where the central state organs are located;

And the Trademark Examination and Trial Standards: if a trademark contains Chinese, Chinese, China, China and other words that are the same as or similar to the name of China, it is judged to be similar to the name of China.

Exceptions:

Describing things that exist objectively will not mislead consumers, such as Chinese sturgeon; It contains the word China, but it is the name of newspapers, magazines or enterprises and institutions as a whole, such as China International Airlines and China People's Bank.

According to the second part of the Trademark Examination and Approval Standard, China and China are taken as the initial:

Where the applicant and the applied trademark meet the following four conditions, a trademark with the same or similar name as China may be preliminarily examined and approved:

First, the applicant's subject qualification shall be established with the approval of the State Council or its authorized organ. The name of the applicant shall be registered by the name registration authority according to law.

2. The applied trademark is consistent with the applicant's enterprise name or its abbreviation approved by the State Council or its authorized organ.

Third, there is a close correspondence between the trademark application and the applicant.

4. The scope of goods or services designated for use in applying for a trademark shall be consistent with the approved business scope.