Counterfeiting other people's brands is an infringement of trademark rights. The punishment will be determined based on the specific circumstances. If it does not constitute a crime, administrative penalties will be imposed. If it does constitute a crime, criminal liability will be investigated for the crime of counterfeiting registered trademarks. In addition to penalties, you also need to bear the responsibility for civil compensation.

Relevant legal provisions

"Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 60 includes infringements listed in Article 57 of this Law If a dispute arises from one of the acts of registering the exclusive right to use a trademark, the parties shall resolve it 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 the matter.

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.

"Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 213: The crime of counterfeiting a registered trademark is the use of another trademark on the same product without the permission of the owner of the registered trademark. Registered trademarks with the same trademark, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined, or shall be fined; if the circumstances are particularly serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years, and shall also be fined.