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What are the 3 categories of trademarks?
3 kinds of trademarks include coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, rice, edible starch, sago, coffee substitutes, flour and cereal products, bread, cakes and sweets, frozen food, honey, syrup, fresh yeast, baking powder, salt mustard, vinegar, sauce (seasoning), seasoning spices and ice. Trademark is a sign used to identify and distinguish the source of goods or services. Any sign that can distinguish the goods of natural persons, legal persons or other organizations from the goods of others, including words, graphics, letters, numbers, three-dimensional signs, color combinations and sounds, and the combination of the above elements, can apply for registration as a trademark. Trademarks are protected by law, and registrants have exclusive rights. A registered trademark is a trademark protected by law after being registered by the relevant government departments, while an unregistered trademark is not protected by trademark law.

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, collective trademarks and certification trademarks; Trademark registrants enjoy the exclusive right to use trademarks and are protected by law.

the term "collective trademark" as mentioned in this law refers to a sign registered in the name of a group, association or other organization for members of the organization to use in commercial activities, so as to show the membership of users in the organization.

the term "certification mark" as mentioned in this law refers to a mark controlled by an organization that has the ability to supervise a commodity or service and used by units or individuals outside the organization to prove the origin, raw materials, manufacturing methods, quality or other specific qualities of the commodity or service.

special matters concerning the registration and management of collective trademarks and certification trademarks shall be stipulated by the administrative department for industry and commerce of the State Council.