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Can trademark infringement be reported?

General people can report trademark infringement, and generally they can report it to the industrial and commercial administration department, which will investigate and deal with it in accordance with the law; but if the infringement is sued in court, only the trademark registrant or interested parties can File a lawsuit with the People's Court.

Legal Basis

Article 60 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" includes one of the acts of infringement of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark listed in Article 57 of this Law. If a dispute arises, it shall be resolved by the parties through negotiation; if the parties are unwilling to negotiate or the negotiation fails, the trademark registrant or interested party may file a lawsuit in the People's Court or request the industrial and commercial administrative department to handle the matter. When handling the case, if the industrial and commercial administrative department determines that the infringement is established, it shall order it to immediately stop the infringement, confiscate and destroy the infringing goods and tools mainly used to manufacture infringing goods and counterfeit registered trademarks. If the illegal business turnover exceeds 50,000 yuan, it may be punished. A fine of not more than five times the illegal business volume may be imposed. If there is no illegal business volume or the illegal business volume is less than 50,000 yuan, a fine of not more than 250,000 yuan may be imposed. Article 61: The industrial and commercial administrative department has the right to investigate and deal with any infringement of the exclusive rights of registered trademarks in accordance with the law; if a crime is suspected, it shall be promptly transferred to the judicial authority for handling in accordance with the law.