Direct infringement. This refers to the act of infringing others' patent rights directly implemented by the actor. Its manifestations include: manufacturing, promising to sell, selling and importing patented products of inventions, utility models and designs; The act of using patented products of inventions and utility models; Indirect infringement. This means that the actor's own behavior does not directly constitute an infringement of the patent right, but he has induced, encouraged, abetted and helped others to infringe the patent right.
Indirect infringement usually creates conditions for direct infringement, and the common manifestations are: the actor sells parts of patented products, molds specially used for implementing patented products or machinery and equipment used for implementing patented methods; An act in which an actor transfers his patented technology without the authorization or entrustment of the patentee.
Legal basis: Article 216 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and shall also or only be fined.