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What are the responsibilities for trademark infringement?

Legal liability for infringement of trademark rights includes:

1. Civil liability: According to the provisions of my country’s Civil Code, if the exclusive right to use a registered trademark is infringed, the infringer shall bear damages. and other civil liability.

2. Administrative liability: If the perpetrator's behavior constitutes trademark infringement and the circumstances are serious, he will be held accountable for administrative liability in accordance with the law. For example, order to stop infringement, confiscation of illegal gains, fines, etc.

3. Criminal liability: If the perpetrator’s behavior constitutes the crimes of counterfeiting registered trademarks and selling counterfeit goods under the criminal law, he will face criminal penalties.

Trademark infringement shall bear the following legal responsibilities:

1. Civil liabilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the impact, making an apology, and compensating for losses;

2. Confiscation, Destroy the main infringement tools, administrative fines and other administrative responsibilities;

3. If it constitutes a crime, you shall bear fixed-term imprisonment, fines and other criminal penalties.

The issue of legal liability and compensation for trademark infringement is an important legal issue. According to relevant legal provisions, the infringing party will bear certain legal liabilities for infringement of trademark rights. The infringing party may face legal consequences such as financial compensation, cessation of infringement activities, and destruction of infringing products. In trademark infringement disputes, the court will comprehensively consider multiple factors, such as the nature of the infringement, the degree of fault of the infringing party, the losses of the infringed party, etc., to determine a reasonable amount of compensation. The amount of compensation often includes actual losses, infringement profits and reasonable expenses. In addition, the law also provides for punitive damages to punish malicious infringement and act as a deterrent.

To sum up, infringement of trademark rights is an illegal act, which will not only cause economic losses and reputational damage to the trademark owner, but also have a negative impact on the interests of the public. Therefore, we should respect intellectual property rights, abide by laws and regulations, and maintain a market order of fair competition.

Legal basis:

"Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 60

Industrial and commercial administration department During the processing, if the infringement is determined to be established, the infringement shall be ordered to stop immediately, the infringing goods and tools mainly used to manufacture infringing goods and counterfeit registered trademarks shall be confiscated and destroyed. If the illegal business volume exceeds 50,000 yuan, a fine of 50,000 yuan per 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. Those who commit more than two trademark infringements within five years or have other serious circumstances shall be severely punished. If a person sells goods that are not known to infringe the exclusive rights of a registered trademark and can prove that he obtained the goods legally and explained the supplier, the industrial and commercial administration department will order him to stop selling them.

"Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 213

Without the permission of the registered trademark owner, the use of goods of the same kind , use a trademark that is the same as its registered trademark on services, and if the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, and concurrently or solely with a fine; if the circumstances are particularly serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than 10 years, and shall also be fined.