You can use a CMC if the mark you want to use has been in use in a website for the past 12 months.
Keep in mind Apple does not support the CMC yet, and a CMC does not provide a tick mark at Gmail. Best, Faisal > On Nov 18, 2025, at 9:44 PM, Sebastian Nielsen via mailop <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Im currently experimenting with BIMI on my domain sebbe.eu > > But I wonder, is there any possibility to get a VMC without a trademark > registration. > I mean, all the CA needs to do is to compare the SVG with for example a > passport or ID card or similiar. > So they don’t need to check if im authorized to act on behalf of a company, > or look up trademark details and such. > > So there should be a process with much less hassle, and less cost too. > > Anyone has any ideas? Or if they know a CA that wants to issue VMC > certificates to non-corporations? > (was a bit tricky to get the SVG below 32 kB but with some work it went well > and looks GREAT too). > > Or maybe the working group behind BIMI could include support for a personal > BIMI certificate, called a PMC – Personal Mark Certificate – where the SVG > must be sufficently similiar to your passport/ID card. > > > Best regards, Sebastian Nielsen > _______________________________________________ > mailop mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.mailop.org/listinfo/mailop
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