The activity of inviting investment to join a company with the initial fee is legally called "joining activity". Generally speaking, franchise qualification or franchise qualification is required, that is, franchise filing is required in the Ministry of Commerce.
Article 8 of the Regulation on the Administration of Commercial Franchise stipulates that the franchisor shall file with the competent commercial department in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation within 15 days from the date of signing the first franchise contract. Those who engage in franchise activities within the scope of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall file with the competent commercial departments of the local people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government; Those who engage in franchising activities across provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall file with the competent department of commerce of the State Council.
Merchants also need to have the condition of "two stores a year", that is, they have two direct stores that have been operating continuously for more than one year. Article 7 of the Regulations on the Administration of Commercial Franchise stipulates that franchisees should have at least two direct stores, and the operating time should exceed 1 year.
Article 3 of the Regulations on the Administration of Commercial Franchise stipulates that:
Commercial franchising refers to the business activities in which an enterprise (franchisor) licenses its registered trademarks, corporate logos, patents, proprietary technologies and other business resources to other operators in the form of contracts, and the franchisee (franchisee) conducts business under a unified business model according to the contract and pays franchise fees to the franchisor. No unit or individual other than an enterprise may engage in franchise activities as a franchisor.
Article 52 of the Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)? Where an unregistered trademark is used as a registered trademark, or an unregistered trademark is used in violation of the provisions of Article 10 of this Law, the local administrative department for industry and commerce shall stop it, make corrections within a time limit, and may notify it. If the illegal business amount is more than 50,000 yuan, a fine of less than 20% of the illegal business amount may be imposed. If there is no illegal business amount or the illegal business amount is less than 50,000 yuan, a fine of less than 1 10,000 yuan may be imposed.