Company chop
The company seal, in East and Southeast Asian usage, where it often carries more authority than a signature.
In China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and much of Southeast Asia the chop is the primary mark of corporate authority, and a contract bearing the chop can bind the company even without a signature.
That makes custody of the chop a serious governance question rather than a stationery one: whoever holds it can commit the company.
Related terms
- Company seal: A mark carrying a company’s registered name, used to show that a document was issued by that company.