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Is it illegal to promote products?

It is basically not illegal to sell products in daily life, because if the product itself has no quality problems, it is a legitimate business transaction. Of course, if the product you sell is being consumed, If problems arise after use, the user will be held responsible. So, is it illegal to sell products? Let’s find out together. 1. Is it illegal to sell products? It is not illegal to sell products by yourself. Strictly speaking, it violates industrial and commercial administration regulations and is an unlicensed operation. 2. What is the crime of selling goods with counterfeit registered trademarks? The crime of selling goods with counterfeit registered trademarks refers to the act of selling goods knowing that they are counterfeit registered trademarks with a sales amount of more than 50,000 yuan. 1. The subject of the crime is a general subject, that is, it can be any unit or individual; 2. The object of the infringement is the legal exclusive right to use registered trademarks of others and the national trademark management order; 3. The subjective aspect must be intentional, that is, knowingly counterfeiting registered trademarks goods sold. If the perpetrator is unaware of the crime, it does not constitute this crime; 4. Objectively, there must be the act of distributing goods with counterfeit registered trademarks and the amount of sales is relatively large. Distribution includes wholesale, retail, consignment and other forms. The determination of whether a criminal suspect knowingly sells counterfeit registered trademarks should be determined based on the objective facts of the case. As long as it can be proven that he knew or should have known that he was selling counterfeit goods, it can be determined as knowing. 3. What are the forms of unfair sales with prizes? Article 13 of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law stipulates that operators shall not engage in the following sales with prizes: 1. Using deceptive methods of falsely claiming to have prizes or deliberately allowing designated personnel to win prizes Carry out prize-based sales; 2. Use prize-based sales to promote low-quality and high-priced goods; 3. Lottery-style prize-based sales, with the maximum prize amount exceeding 5,000 yuan. As long as one of the above three conditions is met, it is unfair competition, and the operator will face civil, administrative or even criminal penalties. Civil penalties. (1) If the legitimate rights and interests of other operators are damaged, the operator shall be liable for compensation; (2) If the infringed operator's losses are difficult to calculate, the amount of compensation shall be the profits gained by the infringer due to the infringement during the infringement period; (3) Bear the reasonable expenses paid by the infringed operator for investigating the operator’s unfair competition behavior that infringes upon its legitimate rights and interests. Administrative penalties. This includes orders to stop illegal activities, orders to make corrections, elimination of impacts, and revocation of business licenses. criminal penalties. Criminal liability applies to unfair competition behaviors that cause serious losses to other operators, consumers and the social and economic order and are egregious. The "Anti-Unfair Competition Law" only provides principles for operators to bear criminal liability, and the corresponding provisions of my country's "Criminal Law" must be applied to determine specific criminal liability. The above is a detailed introduction to you about whether it is illegal to sell and sell products. In summary, I would like to remind you that any case of counterfeiting someone else’s registered trademark that is directly related to the criminal act of producing and selling fake and shoddy goods will be investigated by the procuratorate. . If the procuratorial organ deems it necessary to directly handle criminal cases related to the production and sale of counterfeit and substandard goods, it may also file and investigate them on its own. If you have any legal questions, it is recommended to consult a professional lawyer.