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I was jailed for selling fake cultural and creative souvenirs from famous schools. Which of these things have you bought?

Some tourists to Beijing will buy pens, bookmarks, school badges and other cultural and creative souvenirs with the registered trademark of Creative School from famous schools. However, some so-called famous school souvenirs on the market may be unlicensed. Authorized products with counterfeit registered trademarks, selling counterfeit cultural and creative products from famous schools, and was prosecuted by the Beijing Municipal Procuratorate... The Beijing Haidian District Procuratorate issued the "Intellectual Property and Service Technology Innovation Inspection White Paper" and announced ten items A typical intellectual property protection case, including Lin and three others selling cultural and creative souvenirs. When Lin hired defendants Liu and Zheng to sell goods bearing the registered trademarks of two famous universities in Beijing's Haidian District, they were seized by the public security organs. The public security organs had obtained a large number of pens, bookmarks, school badges and other goods bearing the rights holders' registered trademarks. , it was found that the goods involved were produced or sold without the authorization of the right holder, the appearance and materials of the products were different, they were counterfeit registered trademarks, and the total value of the items involved exceeded 800,000 yuan. After prosecution by the Beijing Haidian District Procuratorate, three people were sentenced to three years in prison and fined RMB 250,000 for selling counterfeit registered trademarks. Liu and Zheng were sentenced to three years in prison, sentenced to two years of probation, and fined RMB 100,000. Yuan, the judgment is now effective. It is understood that this case is the first criminal case involving cultural and creative brand trademarks accepted by the Beijing Haidian District Procuratorate. In view of the characteristics of cultural and creative products, such as novel types, complex scope of approval, and legal application issues As well as expertise in evidence identification, the procuratorial organs made dozens of phone calls and communicated during the case, verifying each trademark face-to-face. The scope of approval for each product clearly stipulated the launch date of each product. The case The successful handling provides a useful reference for the procuratorate to perform its intellectual property protection functions in accordance with the law and optimize the market environment for cultural and creative souvenirs.

Relevant departments remind the general public to keep their eyes open, beware of related fraud, and promptly report to relevant departments when discovered.