Intentionally infringing on the intellectual property rights of others, can the infringer be required to bear punitive damages?

Legal analysis: If intellectual property rights are intentionally infringed by others, the infringer may be required to bear punitive damages. Intentionally infringing on the intellectual property rights of others, if the circumstances are serious, the infringed person has the right to request corresponding punitive damages.

Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 123 Civil subjects shall enjoy intellectual property rights according to law.

Intellectual property rights are the exclusive rights enjoyed by the obligee to the following objects according to law:

(1) works;

(2) Inventions, utility models and designs;

(3) Trademarks;

(4) Geographical indications;

(5) Business secrets;

(6) Layout design of integrated circuits;

(7) New plant varieties;

(8) Other objects prescribed by law.

Article 444 Where intellectual property rights such as the exclusive right to use a registered trademark, patent right or copyright are pledged, the pledge right shall be established at the time of pledge registration.

After the pledge of property rights in intellectual property rights, the pledgor may not transfer or license others to use them, unless the pledgor and the pledgee agree through consultation. The pledgor shall pay off the debts in advance to the pledgee or deposit the price for transferring or allowing others to use the pledged intellectual property rights.

Article 600 Where a subject matter with intellectual property rights is sold, the intellectual property rights of the subject matter do not belong to the buyer, except as otherwise provided by law or agreed by the parties.