Trademark use authorization requires filing. According to relevant legal provisions, a trademark registrant can license others to use its registered trademark by signing a trademark license contract. And the trademark license contract should be submitted to the Trademark Office for record, and the Trademark Office will announce it. The trademark use license shall not be used against bona fide third parties without registration.

Legal basis

Article 43 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"

Trademark registrants may sign a trademark license contract. License others to use its registered trademarks. The licensor shall supervise the quality of the goods used by the licensee using its registered trademark. The licensee shall ensure the quality of the goods using the registered trademark.

If you use someone else's registered trademark with permission, you must indicate the name of the licensee and the place of origin of the goods on the goods using the registered trademark.

When permitting others to use its registered trademark, the licensor shall submit its trademark use license to the Trademark Office for record, and the Trademark Office shall announce it. The trademark use license shall not be used against bona fide third parties without registration.