China News Service, April 23 (Reporter Xu Jing) 16 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities including Beijing, Shanghai, and Hubei jointly launched the "Protection of Intellectual Property Rights against Infringement and Counterfeiting" on the 23rd-the unified destruction of infringing, counterfeit and shoddy goods.
On the same day, Shanghai held the launching ceremony of the Shanghai branch of the centralized destruction of infringing, counterfeit and shoddy goods in Baoshan District.
In this centralized destruction operation, a total of clothing, shoes, hats, luggage, electronic products, auto parts, building materials, food (including wine), medicines, cosmetics, and epidemic prevention products confiscated by Shanghai market supervision, public security, cultural tourism, agriculture and rural areas, customs and other departments have been destroyed. , Agricultural products, illegal publications, and more than ten kinds of infringing, counterfeit and shoddy goods, totaling 66.93 tons, with a value of more than 28 million yuan.
Shanghai concentrated on destroying more than ten kinds of infringing, counterfeit and shoddy goods, including clothing, shoes, hats, luggage, and electronic products confiscated by relevant departments.
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Data show that in 2020, the city's administrative law enforcement departments will investigate and deal with 4617 cases of infringement and counterfeiting.
Among them, the Shanghai market supervision department investigated and handled 4,125 cases of infringement and counterfeiting, and transferred 118 cases to the public security organs.
Effectively safeguard the vital interests of intellectual property rights holders and the people, purify the market environment, and standardize the market order.
It is understood that the Shanghai market supervisory authorities have taken both measures to prevent infringements and increase the investigation of risk points that are prone to infringement; severely crack down on malicious applications to create a fair and orderly competitive environment; focus on epidemic prevention and control to ensure market order during epidemic prevention.
Shanghai strictly and promptly investigates and punishes the manufacture and sale of counterfeit and shoddy masks and other anti-epidemic products.
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Shanghai has formed a list of 54 key markets (objects) as key law enforcement areas and key supervision objects.
At the same time, increase the collection and analysis of infringement and counterfeiting complaints and reporting information and related public opinion, according to the new trends and new trends of Shanghai intellectual property infringements, conduct dynamic risk warnings, optimize action deployment in time, and increase business guidance. Lay a solid foundation for further improving the pertinence and effectiveness of law enforcement actions.
In response to the new situation and new developments of malicious squatting of trademark violations of "Huoshenshan", "Leishenshan" and "Li Wenliang", the Shanghai market supervision department quickly took to 7 trademark applicants, 4 trademark agencies and those directly responsible for suspected violations of the law. The competent personnel shall impose administrative penalties and severely crack down on malicious applications for registration of trademarks.
At the same time, strengthen legal education, urge market entities to standardize trademark registration or trademark agency activities, and curb trademark hoarding and malicious preemptive registration that are not intended for use.
Shanghai concentrated on destroying more than ten kinds of infringing, counterfeit and shoddy goods, including clothing, shoes, hats, luggage, and food (including wine) confiscated by relevant departments.
Photo courtesy of Shanghai Market Supervision Bureau
At the same time, during the epidemic, the Shanghai Municipal Market Supervision Bureau severely cracked down on the illegal and criminal activities of manufacturing and selling counterfeit and shoddy masks and other protective equipment, and combined with public security and other departments to destroy many counterfeit manufacturing and sales dens.
At the beginning of this year, the Shanghai Municipal Market Supervision Bureau launched a three-month special inspection of anti-epidemic materials.
Strictly and promptly investigate and punish the production and sale of counterfeit and shoddy masks and other anti-epidemic products, and insist on quality supervision and administrative protection of intellectual property rights. The investigated cases involved "Honeywell", "3M", "Gangkai" and "Piaoan". "84 Disinfectant" and many other brands.
While maintaining market order and escorting citizens' health rights, it effectively safeguarded the legitimate rights and interests of trademark owners.
The Shanghai Municipal Market Supervision Bureau severely cracked down on the illegal and criminal activities of manufacturing and selling counterfeit and shoddy masks and other protective equipment.
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In the next step, the Shanghai Municipal Market Supervision Bureau will further strengthen the centralized management of infringement and counterfeiting in key areas, key markets, key products, and key links, and seriously investigate and deal with quality violations.
Focusing on the service guarantee for the 4th CIIE, deepen the construction of the intellectual property administrative law enforcement system and mechanism, and effectively protect the intellectual property rights of exhibitors.
We will further improve and improve the work system for connection of executions, continue to strengthen the coordination mechanism with judicial organs, and transfer suspected criminal cases in a timely manner.
Strengthen credit constraints on infringers, and strengthen joint punishments for serious infringements.
Further strengthen regional law enforcement cooperation, make more explorations and attempts in cross-regional and cross-departmental joint law enforcement, and form a whole chain of crackdowns on the production, circulation, and sales of infringing and counterfeit goods.
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