Legal basis: Article 40 of the Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): "Anyone who counterfeits another person's registered trademark, which constitutes a crime, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the law, in addition to compensating the losses of the infringed person." Forgery or unauthorized manufacture of another person's registered trademark logo or sale of forged or unauthorized manufactured registered trademark logo constitutes a crime, in addition to compensation for the losses of the infringed, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law. If the sale of goods that are known to be counterfeit registered trademarks constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law in addition to compensation for the losses of the infringed. This decision shall come into force as of July 1993. The Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) is revised and re-promulgated according to this decision.