The difference between commodity barcodes and trademarks is that they have different purposes. Commodity barcodes are used to distinguish commodities to adapt to computer automated management, while trademarks are used to identify commodity producers or operators; different competent authorities, national quality and technology The Supervision Bureau is in charge of the management of barcodes, and the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce is in charge of the management of trademarks; and with different legal characteristics, barcodes are not exclusive or proprietary.

Legal basis:

Article 6 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates that goods with registered trademarks must be used by laws and administrative regulations, and must apply for trademark registration. Those approved for registration shall not be sold in the market. Article 7 When applying for registration and use of a trademark, the principle of good faith shall be followed. Trademark users shall be responsible for the quality of the goods on which their trademarks are used. Industrial and commercial administrative departments at all levels should use trademark management to prevent behaviors that deceive consumers. Article 8 Any mark that can distinguish the goods of a natural person, legal person or other organization from the goods of others, including words, graphics, letters, numbers, three-dimensional marks, color combinations and sounds, etc., as well as combinations of the above elements, can be used as a mark. Trademark application for registration. Article 9 The trademark applied for registration shall have distinctive features and be easy to identify, and shall not conflict with the legal rights previously obtained by others. The trademark registrant has the right to indicate "registered trademark" or registered mark.