Can foreigners or companies apply to register a trademark in China
Yes.
Article 18 of the "Trademark Law" stipulates: Foreigners or foreign enterprises applying for trademark registration and handling other trademark matters in China shall entrust a nationally recognized Organizational agent with trademark agency qualifications.
Article 5 of the "Trademark Law Implementation Regulations": The term “foreigners or foreign enterprises” as mentioned in Article 18 of the Trademark Law refers to foreigners or foreign enterprises that do not have a habitual residence or business office in China.
According to these regulations, foreigners or foreign enterprises that do not have a regular residence or business office in China must handle trademark matters through a trademark agency recognized by China; in Foreigners or foreign enterprises with habitual residence or business offices in China are not required to apply for trademark registration and handle other trademark matters without going through an agency.
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