What are the penalties for infringing intellectual property rights?

The penalty for infringement of intellectual property rights is: 1. The competent intellectual property department shall take such punishment measures as ordering to stop the infringement, confiscating the illegal income, and imposing fines, such as the department in charge of patent work and the copyright administration department. 2. The infringer can also bear civil liabilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the influence, making an apology and compensating for the losses. 3, constitute a crime, can also be investigated for criminal responsibility. Article 52 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall bear civil liabilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the influence, apologizing and compensating for the losses according to the situation; At the same time, if the public interest is harmed, the copyright administrative department may order it to stop the infringement, confiscate the illegal income, confiscate and destroy the infringing copy, and may also impose a fine; If the circumstances are serious, the copyright administrative department may also confiscate the materials, tools and equipment mainly used for making infringing copies; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.