China's Trademark Law (revised for the second time on October 27th, 21) has different provisions for domestic "natural persons, legal persons or other organizations" to apply for registered trademarks from overseas "foreigners or foreign enterprises", so trademarks are divided into foreign trademarks and domestic trademarks according to the nationality of trademark owners. Therefore:
Domestic trademarks refer to enterprises, institutions, social organizations, individual industrial and commercial households and individual partnerships with domicile and headquarters in China and real and effective business premises, which are legally registered by the industrial and commercial administrative departments and independently bear civil liabilities.
A joint venture, cooperative enterprise or sole proprietorship invested and established by a foreigner or enterprise in China has its legal industrial and commercial registration place in China, and its trademark is a domestic trademark. In the same way, you should also apply for a registered trademark according to the regulations of domestic enterprises.
foreign trademark: refers to an overseas trademark whose owner is a foreign nationality and does not meet the above domestic trademark requirements. Foreigners and foreign enterprises applying for registered trademarks in China should follow the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law.
Inquiries about foreign trademarks: World Intellectual Property Organization Network, China Trademark Network "International Registration"
China's foreign registration includes Madrid registration and American trademark registration.