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Someone used my trade name without my consent. What should I do?
A: It violates your right to name. The right to name refers to a personality right that the combination of legal person and special natural person can decide, use, change and transfer their own names according to law, and is not infringed by others. The reason why the law specially protects the right of enterprise name is not only based on the unique position and influence of the name, but more importantly, it is to prevent other enterprises from infringing on the name and provide effective relief to the victims after the infringement. The General Principles of the Civil Law have made corresponding provisions on the legal liability of infringers, including the General Principles of the Civil Law, the Anti-Unfair Competition Law, the Product Quality Law, the Regulations on the Administration of Enterprise Name Registration, and the Regulations on the Administration of Enterprise Legal Person Registration. To sum up, there are mainly: First, administrative punishment. Specific punishment measures include ordering the infringer to stop the infringement, fine, confiscation of illegal income, temporary suspension of business license, etc. The second is civil liability, such as stopping the infringement, restoring reputation, apologizing and compensating for losses. Third, criminal responsibility. Whoever sells fake and shoddy goods by using another person's enterprise name without authorization, if the circumstances are serious enough to constitute a crime, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law. The plaintiff Zhongyuan Shichuang Company filed a lawsuit with the court in accordance with the General Principles of the Civil Law and related judicial interpretations, demanding that the defendant publicly apologize and compensate for the loss of 1 yuan, which was in compliance with the law, so it was supported by the court according to law.