1. Geographical indications are used to distinguish similar products from a certain place of origin from other places, while trademarks are closely related to producers: similar products produced by different producers in the same place can only be distinguished by trademarks .

2. Trademarks can be transferred, but geographical indications cannot.

3. Different objectivity: Geographical indications are the accumulation of thousands of years of history and exist objectively, while trademarks are the result of the subjective efforts of an individual or a small number of people.

4. Geographical indications are not subject to time limit, while trademarks are time limited.

5. The degree of quality connection expressed is different: geographical environment and humanistic factors completely or basically determine the quality characteristics of geographical indication products, while trademarks generally have little to do with quality.

6. Geographical indications are public rights, while trademarks are private rights.