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Will there be a fine for impersonating someone else’s brand?

If the act of impersonating someone else’s brand constitutes trademark infringement, you will generally be fined; if the perpetrator’s illegal business volume exceeds 50,000 yuan, a fine of less than five times the illegal business volume may be imposed. If there is no illegal business, If the amount or business volume is less than 50,000 yuan, a fine of not more than 250,000 yuan may be imposed. Article 60 of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" involves any of the acts that infringe upon the exclusive right to use a registered trademark as listed in Article 57 of this Law. If a dispute arises, it shall be resolved by negotiation between the parties; 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 the administrative department for industry and commerce 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. 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.