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What are the administrative enforcement procedures of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau for trademark infringement?

According to the provisions of the Trademark Law, the industrial and commercial administrative departments have the right to investigate and deal with any infringement of the exclusive right to use registered trademarks; if a crime is suspected, they should be promptly transferred to the judicial authorities for handling in accordance with the law. When the industrial and commercial administrative department at or above the county level investigates and handles suspected infringement of other people's registered trademark rights based on obtained evidence or reports of suspected violations, they may exercise the following powers: (1) Inquiry of relevant parties, investigation and infringement of other people's registered trademark rights (2) Check and copy the parties’ contracts, invoices, account books and other relevant materials related to the infringement activities; (3) Conduct on-site inspections of the places where the parties are suspected of engaging in activities that infringe the exclusive rights of others’ registered trademarks; (4) Inspect items related to infringing activities; items that are evidenced to infringe the exclusive rights of others’ registered trademarks may be sealed or detained. When the administrative department for industry and commerce exercises the powers stipulated in the preceding paragraph in accordance with the law, the parties concerned shall provide assistance and cooperation and shall not refuse or obstruct it. During the investigation and handling of trademark infringement cases, if there is a dispute over trademark ownership or the right holder simultaneously files a trademark infringement lawsuit in the People's Court, the industrial and commercial administrative department may suspend the investigation and handling of the case. After the reasons for the suspension are eliminated, the case investigation and handling procedures shall be resumed or terminated. When the industrial and commercial administration department determines that the infringement is established, it shall order the infringement to be stopped immediately, confiscate and destroy the infringing goods and tools mainly used to manufacture infringing goods and counterfeit registered trademarks, and may impose a fine. Those who commit more than two trademark infringements within five years or have other serious circumstances shall be severely punished. If you are selling goods that are not known to infringe the exclusive rights of a registered trademark, and you can prove that you legally obtained the goods and explain the supplier, you will be ordered to stop selling them. For disputes over the amount of compensation for infringement of trademark exclusive rights, the parties may request mediation from the industrial and commercial administrative department handling the matter, or they may file a lawsuit in the People's Court in accordance with the Civil Procedure Law. If the parties fail to reach an agreement after mediation by the administrative department for industry and commerce or fail to perform the mediation agreement after it becomes effective, the parties may file a lawsuit in the People's Court in accordance with the Civil Procedure Law. The Industry and Commerce Bureau will investigate and deal with infringing commodities and determine the relevant fines. Then the infringing party and the infringed party will discuss how to compensate. The Industrial and Commercial Bureau will conduct certain mediation. If the mediation by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau does not meet the opinions of the infringed party, the infringed party will directly file a lawsuit with the court.