1. What are the penalties for forging or altering the "Trademark Registration Certificate"
1. Anyone who forges or alters the "Trademark Registration Certificate" or other trademark certification documents shall be investigated for criminal liability in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Law on the crime of forging or altering state agency documents or other crimes.
2. Legal basis: "Regulations on the Implementation of the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China"
Sixth Article 14 If the "Trademark Registration Certificate" is lost or damaged, an application for a replacement "Trademark Registration Certificate" shall be submitted to the Trademark Office. If the "Trademark Registration Certificate" is lost, a loss statement shall be published in the "Trademark Announcement". The damaged "Trademark Registration Certificate" should be returned to the Trademark Office when submitting an application for reissue.
The trademark registrant needs the Trademark Office to reissue a certificate of trademark change, transfer, and renewal, and issue a trademark registration certificate, or the trademark applicant needs the Trademark Office to issue a priority certificate If necessary, the corresponding application form shall be submitted to the Trademark Office. If the requirements are met, the Trademark Office will issue a corresponding certificate; if the requirements are not met, the Trademark Office will not handle the application and will notify the applicant and the reasons.
Whoever forges or alters the "Trademark Registration Certificate" or other trademark certification documents shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Law on the crime of forging or altering state agency documents or other crimes. Investigate criminal liability in accordance with the law.
2. How to identify counterfeit Registered trademarks
The crime of counterfeiting a registered trademark is the act of using the same trademark as the registered trademark on the same product without the permission of the owner of the registered trademark. Without permission, you may not use the same or similar trademarks as others' registered trademarks on the same or similar goods. This is one of the contents of the exclusive right of registered trademarks. Failure to obtain the permission of the registered trademark owner includes the following specific situations:
1. The perpetrator has never obtained permission from the owner of the registered trademark to use its registered trademark;
2. Behavior Although a person has obtained permission to use the registered trademark owner, he continues to use the trademark of the registered trademark owner after the expiration of the use period stipulated in the license contract;
3. Although the perpetrator once obtained the license to use the registered trademark from the owner, the license contract was terminated early because the licensee could not guarantee the quality of the goods using the trademark. The perpetrator continued to use the registered trademark after the contract was terminated. Trademark;
4. Although the perpetrator obtained the permission to use the registered trademark, he used it beyond the scope of goods for which the registered trademark was permitted;
5. Although the perpetrator obtained the permission to use the registered trademark from the owner, he used it beyond the geographical scope of the registered trademark.According to the provisions of the "Regulations for the Implementation of the Trademark Law", who forges or alters the "Trademark Registration Certificate" or other trademark certification documents, in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Law on forgery and alteration Criminal liability shall be investigated in accordance with the provisions of state agency certificate crimes or other crimes. I hope the above content can be helpful to you. If you have other questions, you can click the button below for consultation, or go to the Legal Savior website to consult a professional lawyer.
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