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What are the penalties for selling infringing goods in supermarkets?

Legal analysis: Selling goods that infringe the exclusive right of a registered trademark is an infringement of the exclusive right of a registered trademark. Anyone who knowingly sells goods that are counterfeit registered trademarks and the sales amount is relatively large shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and may also be fined; if the sales amount is huge, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than seven years, and shall also be fined. However, if you sell goods that you do not know infringe the exclusive rights of a registered trademark, and you can prove that you obtained the goods legally and explain the supplier, you will not be liable for compensation.

Legal basis: "Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China" Article 57 Anyone who commits any of the following acts shall infringe upon the exclusive right to use a registered trademark: (1) Without the consent of the trademark registrant (2) Using a trademark that is similar to its registered trademark on the same kind of goods without the permission of the trademark registrant, or using the same trademark as its registered trademark on similar goods. or similar trademarks that are likely to cause confusion; (3) Selling goods that infringe the exclusive rights of registered trademarks; (4) Forging or manufacturing registered trademarks of others without authorization or selling forged or unauthorized registered trademarks; (5) Failure to do so; With the consent of the trademark registrant, the registered trademark is replaced and the goods with the changed trademark are put into the market; (6) Intentionally providing facilities for infringing the exclusive rights of others’ trademarks and helping others to infringe the exclusive rights of trademarks; (7) Causing other damage to the exclusive right to use registered trademarks of others.