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Is it a crime to work with a boss and make counterfeit trademarks?

1. Is it a crime to work for a boss and make counterfeit trademarks?

1. Whether it is a crime to work for a boss to make counterfeit trademarks depends on the situation:

(1 ) If a worker is unaware of the manufacture of counterfeit trademarks, he or she can be exempted from punishment and not convicted;

(2) If a worker who manufactures counterfeit wine knows about and participates in the manufacture of counterfeit trademarks, he or she can be convicted of counterfeiting a registered trademark. If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention.

2. Legal basis: Article 213 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China

The crime of counterfeiting a registered trademark without the permission of the owner of the registered trademark is to If a trademark that is the same as its registered trademark is used on any kind of goods or services, if the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years and concurrently or solely with a fine; if the circumstances are particularly serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than 10 years and shall also be fined.

Article 214

The crime of selling goods with counterfeit registered trademarks. Anyone who knowingly sells goods with counterfeit registered trademarks, and the amount of illegal income is relatively large or there are other serious circumstances, shall be punished. The offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years and concurrently or solely fined; if the amount of illegal income is huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than ten years and concurrently fined.

2. How to report counterfeit registered trademarks

The methods of reporting counterfeit registered trademarks are as follows:

1. When a case of infringement of the exclusive rights of a registered trademark occurs, the trademark registrant Or interested parties can file a lawsuit in the People's Court;

2. They can also request the industrial and commercial administrative department to handle the matter.