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How to Punish Article 55 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Trademark Law?
Article 55 The administrative department for industry and commerce at or above the county level may exercise the following functions and powers when investigating and dealing with acts suspected of infringing upon the exclusive right to use registered trademarks of others:

(1) Asking the parties concerned and investigating the situation related to the infringement of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark of others;

(2) consulting and copying the contracts, invoices, account books and other relevant materials related to the infringement activities of the parties;

(three) to conduct on-site inspection of the places where the parties are suspected of engaging in activities that infringe upon the exclusive right to use registered trademarks of others;

(4) Examining articles related to infringement activities; Articles that have evidence to prove that they infringe upon the exclusive right to use registered trademarks of others may be sealed up or detained. When the administrative department for industry and commerce exercises the functions and powers prescribed in the preceding paragraph according to law, the parties concerned shall assist and cooperate, and shall not refuse or obstruct.

Article 56 The amount of compensation for infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark refers to the interests gained by the infringer or the losses suffered by the infringer during the infringement, including the reasonable expenses paid by the infringer to stop the infringement.

If the infringer gains benefits from the infringement listed in the preceding paragraph, or the losses suffered by the infringed are difficult to determine, the people's court shall award compensation of less than 500,000 yuan according to the circumstances of the infringement.

If you sell a commodity that you don't know is an infringement of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark, you can prove that the commodity was legally obtained by yourself and explain the supplier, and you will not be liable for compensation.