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How to punish trademark infringement?
Since the market gradually entered the era of brand consumption, the value of trademarks to enterprises has been continuously improved. In a word, trademarks are very important to enterprises. However, due to the short popularization time of intellectual property knowledge in China, there are more or less trademarks in China. Some people know little about the knowledge and information related to intellectual property rights. In recent years, trademark infringement cases are mostly due to ignorance of trademark rights and interests, and also caused trademark infringement in the "cottage" thought many years ago. Therefore, popularizing trademark knowledge in China is the first consideration. Today we will talk about how to punish trademark infringement.

According to Article 53 of the Trademark Law and the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Trademark Law, if a trademark is infringed, the administrative department for industry and commerce may impose the following penalties on the infringer:

1, there is a clause ordering to stop the infringement; Ordered to stop selling immediately; Confiscation and destruction of infringing goods; Confiscate and destroy the special tools for producing infringing goods and forging registered trademarks.

2. A fine shall be imposed. If the infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark does not constitute a crime, the administrative department for industry and commerce may, according to the circumstances, impose a fine of less than 50% of the illegal business amount or less than 5 times of the illegal income. Infringement; If the circumstances are serious, the person directly in charge of the infringing unit shall be liable for compensation of 10000 yuan. The following fines.

3, mediation of the amount of compensation for infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark. The administrative department for industry and commerce may, at the request of the parties, mediate the amount of compensation for infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark. If mediation fails, the parties may bring a lawsuit to the court according to law.

Trademark is a very serious matter for enterprises. Whether it is from the establishment of trademarks or from the management of trademarks, the protection of national trademarks is very obvious, so if you want to run a good enterprise, you must take fewer detours. If you encounter any problems in the process of trademark use, please consult Bajie Zhichan Trademark Network, which is committed to inserting the wings of intellectual property rights for all enterprises in China!