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Can I use the trademark without authorization?

According to relevant legal provisions, the unauthorized use of another person’s trademark without the authorization of the trademark owner is an infringement. Therefore, please do not use other people's trademarks without authorization.

Relevant legal provisions of the "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 60 includes any of the acts that infringe 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 the parties through negotiation; 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 it.

If the industrial and commercial administration department 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, and the illegal business volume shall be five If the amount exceeds 10,000 yuan, a fine of not more than five times the illegal business amount may be imposed. If there is no illegal business amount or the illegal business amount 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 you sell goods that are not known to infringe the exclusive rights of a registered trademark, and you can prove that you legally obtained the goods and explain the supplier, the industrial and commercial administration department will order you to stop selling them.

For disputes over the amount of compensation for infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark, the parties may request mediation by the industrial and commercial administrative department handling the matter, or they may file a lawsuit in the People's Court in accordance with the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China. If the parties fail to reach an agreement after mediation by the administrative department for industry and commerce or fail to perform the mediation agreement after it takes effect, the parties may file a lawsuit in the People's Court in accordance with the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China.

Article 61: The industrial and commercial administrative department has the right to investigate and deal with any infringement of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark in accordance with the law; if a crime is suspected, it shall be promptly transferred to the judicial authority for handling in accordance with the law.