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Can an individual apply for a trademark?

Individuals can register trademarks.

Registered trademarks must meet the following conditions:

1. Individual industrial and commercial households can apply for trademark registration in the name of the applicant with the name registered in their "Individual Industrial and Commercial Household Business License", or in the name of the applicant. Apply for trademark registration in the name of the person in charge registered on the license. When applying in the name of the person in charge, the identity card and business license of the person in charge should be submitted;

2. Rural contract operators can apply for trademark registration in the name of the person who signed the contract, and the signature should be submitted when applying. Personal ID card and contract contract;

3. Other natural persons who are legally permitted to engage in business activities may apply for trademark registration in the name of the operator listed in the registration document issued by the relevant administrative authority. The operator's ID card and registration documents issued by the relevant administrative authorities should be submitted;

4. The scope of goods and services for which a natural person applies for trademark registration shall be based on the business license or relevant registration documents approved by the business license or relevant registration documents. The scope is limited, or limited to its self-operated agricultural and sideline products.

There are two ways to register a trademark:

1. One registration method is for the applicant to register with the National Trademark Office;

2. The other is Entrust an experienced trademark agency to handle it.

The process of registering a trademark brand:

1. Determine the scope of trademark registration and conduct a pre-search;

2. Submit trademark registration application documents to the Trademark Office ;

3. Acceptance and review by the Trademark Office;

4. Announcement;

5. Approval of registration.

To sum up, with our country’s strategy of going global, the branding of goods is crucial. When registering a brand trademark, you need to make corresponding preparations and submit relevant application materials. The Trademark Office will review it in accordance with the law and will issue a registration announcement. After approval, a trademark registration certificate will be issued.

Legal basis:

Article 18 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"

You can apply for trademark registration or handle other trademark matters by yourself You can also entrust a legally established trademark agency to handle the matter.

When foreigners or foreign enterprises apply for trademark registration and handle other trademark matters in China, they should entrust a trademark agency established in accordance with the law to handle it.

Article 22

Applicants for trademark registration shall fill in the product category and product name of the trademark in accordance with the prescribed product classification table, and submit an application for registration.

Trademark registration applicants can apply to register the same trademark for multiple categories of goods through one application.

Trademark registration applications and other relevant documents can be submitted in writing or by data message.