Is it illegal to buy infringing goods?

Legal Analysis: It is illegal to knowingly buy infringing goods. The elements that constitute patent infringement include two aspects: formal conditions and substantive conditions. Among them, the main forms of patent infringement and its legal responsibilities are: 1) the implementation involves a valid China patent; 2) The implementation must be carried out without the permission or authorization of the patentee; 3) The implementation behavior must be aimed at production and operation. Whether the actor has subjective intention is not a formal requirement. But it can be used as a basis to measure the seriousness of the plot. Whether the elements of patent infringement, that is, technical conditions and substantive implementation behavior belong to the scope of patent protection.

Legal basis: Article 57 of the Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) commits any of the following acts, all of which are infringement of the exclusive right to use a registered trademark: (1) using a trademark identical to its registered trademark on the same commodity without the permission of the trademark registrant; (2) Without the permission of the trademark registrant, using a trademark similar to its registered trademark on the same kind of goods, or using a trademark identical with or similar to its registered trademark on similar goods is likely to cause confusion; (3) selling goods that infringe upon the exclusive right to use a registered trademark; (4) Forging or unauthorized manufacturing of registered trademark marks of others or selling forged or unauthorized registered trademark marks; (five) without the consent of the trademark registrant, the registered trademark is changed and the goods with the changed trademark are put on the market again; (6) Deliberately facilitating the infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark of others and helping others to commit the infringement of the exclusive right to use a trademark; (seven) causing other damage to the exclusive right to use a registered trademark of others.