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What criminal law did trademark theft violate?
Trademark theft violates the criminal law and may be suspected of counterfeiting registered trademarks. Generally sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, with a fine or a single fine; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined. The crime of counterfeiting a registered trademark refers to a serious act of using the same trademark on the same commodity without the permission of the registered trademark owner in violation of the national trademark management regulations.

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Article 2 13 of the Criminal Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Without the permission of the registered trademark owner, if the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years and shall also or only be fined; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined.