Legal basis: Regulations on the Implementation of Trademark Law
Article 26 Where the exclusive right to use a registered trademark is transferred for reasons other than transfer, the party accepting the transfer shall go through the formalities for the transfer of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark at the Trademark Office with relevant certification documents or legal documents.
Article 47 The successor of a registered trademark shall, within one year from the date of death of the registered obligee, apply to the State Trademark Office for assignment of the exclusive right to use the trademark, otherwise the legal right may be lost within this period.
Article 4 of the Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), where a natural person, legal person or other organization needs to obtain the exclusive right to use a trademark for a commodity produced, manufactured, processed, selected or distributed, it shall apply to the Trademark Office for trademark registration of the commodity.