Does the Intellectual Property Office have the right to impose administrative penalties on infringers?
The Intellectual Property Office has the right to impose administrative penalties on infringers. According to the provisions of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), in addition to bearing civil liability according to law, the patent administration department shall order it to make corrections and make an announcement, confiscate the illegal income, and may impose a fine of less than 4 times the 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.