Is it illegal to sell high imitation luxury goods?

Legal analysis

It is a crime to sell high imitation luxury goods. Selling high imitation luxury goods has certain infringement, and products proved to be counterfeit patents can be sealed up or detained. If the sales amount is large, it constitutes a crime and will be investigated for legal responsibility. Anyone who counterfeits a patent shall bear civil liability according to law, and the administrative department for patent affairs shall order him to make corrections and make an announcement, confiscate his illegal income and may impose a fine of less than four times his illegal income; If there is no illegal income, a fine of less than 200,000 yuan may be imposed; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

legal ground

patent law of the people's republic of china

Article 63 Anyone who counterfeits a patent shall bear civil liability according to law, and the administrative department for patent affairs shall order him to make corrections and make a public announcement, confiscate his illegal income, and may concurrently impose a fine of less than four times his illegal income; If there is no illegal income, a fine of less than 200,000 yuan may be imposed; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

Article 64 When the administrative department for patent affairs investigates and deals with the suspected patent counterfeiting according to the obtained evidence, it may request the relevant parties to investigate the situation related to the suspected illegal act; On-site inspection of the places where the parties are suspected of illegal acts; Consult and copy contracts, invoices, account books and other relevant materials related to suspected illegal acts; Inspect products related to suspected illegal acts, and seal up or detain products that are proved to be counterfeit patents.