Pingyuan County, Shandong Province was sentenced to the first case of counterfeiting the registered trademark of condiment

　　Buying illegally printed packaging bags and selling counterfeit registered trademark beef noodles and wakame through WeChat, WeChat applet, Pinduoduo, and Taobao.
six months, and a fine of 650,000 yuan
.

 

　　From May 2019 to June 2021, the defendant Shi purchased 138,250 illegally printed "Daxi Da" beef powder packaging bags from Zheng (handled separately), of which 26,940 were not given to Shi by Zheng.
a shipment
.
On June 21, 2021, the Pingyuan County Public Security Bureau detained 292 boxes (10 bags/box) of "Daxida" beef powder, 12,654 "Daxida" beef powder packaging bags, and 730 "Qingjingyuan" wakame that had not been sold by Shi.
Bags, "Qingjingyuan" wakame bags 2131
.
Defendant Shi Mou used the illegally printed “Daxi Da” brand beef noodle and “Qingjingyuan” brand beef powder without authorization from Cijie (Qingdao) Food Co.
, Ltd.
Qingjingyuan" wakame packaging bags, produce "Daxida" brand beef powder and "Qingjingyuan" wakame, and sell counterfeit registered trademarks "Daxida" beef powder and "Qingjingyuan" wakame through WeChat, WeChat applet, Pinduoduo, and Taobao.
com.
The total amount of "Qingjingyuan" wakame and seized counterfeit registered trademark products totaled 1,293,842.
809 yuan
.

 

　　The court held that the defendant Shi used the registered trademarks "Daxida" and "Qingjingyuan" on beef noodles and wakame without the permission of the owner of the registered trademark.
The circumstances were particularly serious, and his actions constituted the crime of counterfeiting registered trademarks , should be punished by law
.
In order to protect intellectual property rights and ensure that citizens' public and private properties are not infringed, the above judgment is made according to the facts, nature, circumstances and the degree of harm to the society of the defendant's crime
.

 

　　After the verdict was pronounced, the defendant Shi said that he accepted the verdict and did not appeal, and the verdict in the case has now come into effect
.

 

　　This case is the first criminal case of intellectual property infringement heard by the Plain Court after the implementation of the Criminal Law Amendment (11)
.
The quick conclusion of the case has successfully cracked down on crimes of intellectual property infringement, optimized the legal environment in Pingyuan County, and strengthened judicial protection of intellectual property rights
.

 

　　In the next step, the Pingyuan Court will serve the development of private enterprises and optimize the business environment as the focus of the "six stability" and "six guarantees", adhere to both strike and protection, and continue to contribute to the high-quality economic and social development of Pingyuan County
.

 

　　Judge says:

 

　　Selling commodities with counterfeit registered trademarks is an illegal act that plagiarizes the registrant's commodity reputation and seriously damages the interests of consumers.
It infringes the state's management system for trademarks and the exclusive right of others' registered trademarks, and disrupts the normal market.
Economic order, large amounts or serious circumstances will constitute a crime and will be severely punished by the law
.

 

　　Judge reminds:

 

　　Registered trademark is an important object of national protection of intellectual property rights.
It is not only an external identification mark of different trademarks or services, but also carries deeper content such as corporate reputation and culture
.
However, some people do not hesitate to implement or help others to counterfeit registered trademarks in order to obtain the "bonus" brought by well-known registered trademarks, which not only seriously damages the interests of trademark registrants and consumers, but also disrupts the normal market economic order
.
The general public should also learn to distinguish the authenticity of the relevant product brands in their daily life.
Once a counterfeit registered trademark is found, they should report it to the relevant departments in time to avoid property loss or physical health damage caused by the use of counterfeit registered trademarks.
Effectively safeguard their legitimate rights and interests
.