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Is it illegal to copy brand clothes?

It is illegal to copy brand clothes.

Article 57 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China

Any of the following acts is an infringement of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark:

(1) Using a trademark identical to its registered trademark on the same commodity without the permission of the trademark registrant;

(2) without the permission of the trademark registrant, using a trademark similar to its registered trademark on the same commodity, or using a trademark identical to or similar to its registered trademark on similar commodities may easily lead to confusion;

(3) selling goods that infringe upon the exclusive right to use a registered trademark;

(4) Forging or unauthorized manufacturing of registered trademark marks of others or selling forged or unauthorized registered trademark marks;

(5) changing its registered trademark without the consent of the trademark registrant and putting the goods with the changed trademark on the market again;

(6) intentionally providing convenient conditions for the infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark of others and helping others to commit the infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark;

(7) causing other damage to the exclusive right to use a registered trademark of others.

article 58 where a registered trademark or unregistered well-known trademark of another person is used as the font size in the name of an enterprise, which misleads the public and constitutes unfair competition, it shall be dealt with in accordance with the law of the people's Republic of China against unfair competition.

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Handling of counterfeit trademarks:

Article 6 of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China

If any of the acts listed in Article 57 of this Law infringes on the exclusive right to use a registered trademark, and a dispute arises, the parties concerned shall settle it through consultation; Unwilling to negotiate or failing to negotiate, the trademark registrant or interested party may bring a suit in a people's court or request the administrative department for industry and commerce to handle it.

when the administrative department for industry and commerce finds that the infringement is established, it shall be ordered to immediately stop the infringement, confiscate and destroy the infringing goods and tools mainly used for manufacturing infringing goods and forging registered trademark marks. If the illegal business amount is more than 5, yuan, a fine of less 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 5, yuan, a fine of less than 25, yuan may be imposed.

whoever commits trademark infringement twice or more within five years or has other serious circumstances shall be given a heavier punishment. The administrative department for industry and commerce shall order the sale of goods that are not known to infringe on the exclusive right to use a registered trademark, and can prove that the goods are legally obtained by themselves and explain the supplier.

in case of a dispute over the amount of compensation for infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark, the parties concerned may request the administrative department for industry and commerce to mediate, or they may bring a lawsuit to the people's court in accordance with the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China. After mediation by the administrative department for industry and commerce, if the parties fail to reach an agreement or fail to perform the mediation after it takes effect, the parties may bring a suit in a people's court in accordance with the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China.