Is it illegal to pirate mascots?

Illegal.

According to the relevant provisions of the "Patent Law", "After a design patent right is granted, no unit or individual may exploit the patent without the permission of the patentee, that is, it shall not manufacture or manufacture for the purpose of production and business operations." Selling and importing products with patented designs are already infringement.

In February 2022, Beijing quickly investigated, prosecuted and sentenced a case of manufacturing and selling pirated Winter Olympic mascots Bingdundun and Xuerongrong dolls. The criminal suspect Ren was sentenced to one year in prison. year, and was fined 40,000 yuan, becoming the country's first criminal case of infringement of the copyright of the Beijing Winter Olympics mascot image.