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What is the difference between a company and a trademark?

The main differences are: first, the legal basis for registration is different. Trademarks are registered in accordance with the provisions of the Trademark Law, while corporate names are registered in accordance with laws and administrative regulations such as the Company Law, the Foreign-Invested Enterprise Law, the Sino-Foreign Joint Venture Law, and so on. Second, the acquisition methods are different. In our country, trademarks for general commodities adopt the principle of voluntary registration, that is, registered trademarks enjoy exclusive rights, and unregistered trademarks can still be used, but do not enjoy exclusive rights; as for business names, names that have not been approved and registered are not allowed to be used, that is, No rights to the name. Third, the characteristics and content of rights are different. Trademark rights can be used by oneself or licensed to others, but business name rights are generally not allowed to be individually transferred or licensed to others. It should be noted that some companies register other people’s Chinese trademarks as part of their company names. This is currently not explicitly prohibited by Chinese law. However, if the same or similar words as others’ registered trademarks are used as the company’s font size in the same or Prominent use on similar goods that is likely to misunderstand the relevant public still constitutes infringement of trademark rights. Article 3 of the Trademark Law: Trademarks approved and registered by the Trademark Office are registered trademarks, including commodity trademarks, service marks, collective trademarks, and certification marks; the trademark registrant enjoys the exclusive right to use the trademark and is protected by law. The term "collective trademark" as mentioned in this Law refers to a mark registered in the name of a group, association or other organization for use by members of the organization in commercial activities to indicate the user's membership in the organization.