There are two ways for domestic applicants to apply for trademark registration or handle other trademark matters: one is to handle it by themselves; The second is to entrust a trademark agency registered in China National Intellectual Property Administration to handle it.
if you apply for trademark registration on your own, you can submit it online through the online service system, or you can go to the registration hall of China National Intellectual Property Administration Trademark Office, the office of the Trademark Office in Zhongguancun National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone, the Trademark Review Cooperation Center set up by the Trademark Office outside Beijing, or the trademark acceptance window set up by the local market supervision department or intellectual property department entrusted by the Trademark Office.
if a foreigner or foreign enterprise applies for trademark registration and handles other trademark matters in China, it shall entrust a legally established trademark agency to handle it, except for a foreigner or foreign enterprise with a habitual residence or business office in China.
there is no difference between the two ways in the examination of trademark registration applications. The main difference is the way of contact, the documents submitted, and the way of submission and delivery of documents are slightly different.
requirements and necessary documents for domestic natural persons to apply for trademark registration by themselves
when applying for trademark registration directly, domestic natural persons shall submit the following documents: a printed Application for Trademark Registration, signed by the applicant, a trademark pattern, a copy of the business license of individual industrial and commercial households, and a copy of the ID card.
rural contracted households can apply for trademark registration in the name of the contracting parties, and the scope of goods and services is limited to their own agricultural and sideline products. A copy of the contract shall be submitted when applying.
domestic natural persons who meet the above conditions can submit their own applications through the online trademark application system after registering as users of the online trademark application system. When the same applicant applies for the registration of multiple trademarks at the same time, he only needs to provide a copy of his ID card, a copy of the business license of individual industrial and commercial households or a copy of the contract.
above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Trademark Application