What are the penalties for unfair competition?
Those who violate the provisions of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law will be ordered to stop Administrative penalties such as illegal acts, confiscation of illegal gains, fines, revocation of business licenses, etc.
If an operator violates the provisions of this Law and causes damage to the infringed operator, he shall be liable for damages. If the infringed operator's loss is difficult to calculate, The amount of compensation shall be the profits gained from the infringement during the infringement period; and shall 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. If the legitimate rights and interests of the infringed operators are harmed by unfair competition, they may file a lawsuit with the People's Court.
Operators counterfeit other people's registered trademarks, use other people's business names or names without authorization, forge or impersonate quality marks such as certification marks and famous quality marks, forge place of origin, and Those who make misleading false representations about product quality will be punished in accordance with the provisions of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China and the Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China. If an operator uses the unique name, packaging, or decoration of a well-known commodity without authorization, or uses a name, packaging, or decoration similar to that of a well-known commodity, causing confusion with other people's well-known commodities and causing buyers to mistake them for the well-known commodities, the supervision and inspection department shall They should be ordered to stop illegal activities, confiscate illegal gains, and may impose fines according to the circumstances; if the circumstances are serious, the business license may be revoked; if the sale of counterfeit and shoddy goods constitutes a crime, criminal liability shall be pursued in accordance with the law.
If an operator uses property or other means to bribe to sell or purchase goods, which constitutes a crime, he shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the law; if it does not constitute a crime, the supervision and inspection department may A fine will be imposed if the circumstances are serious, and any illegal gains will be confiscated.
If an operator uses property or other means to bribe to sell or purchase goods, which constitutes a crime, he shall be held criminally responsible in accordance with the law. If it does not constitute a crime, the supervision and inspection department may impose a fine of not less than RMB 10,000 but not more than RMB 200,000 depending on the circumstances. If you have any other related questions you would like to know, please feel free to consult the Legal Savior Network for free legal consultation.
