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
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