In criminal matters, under Article 61 of the TRIPS Agreement, member countries “shall” provide for criminal procedures and penalties, at least for “deliberate” acts of trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy, provided these are committed on a commercial scale. For other categories of IP rights, the Agreement states that member countries “may” provide for criminal procedures and penalties applicable to acts of counterfeiting, even when committed deliberately and on a commercial scale.

错误:搜索内容不能为空,请输入英文关键词
错误:关键词超出字数限制,请精简
高级检索

Criminal Liability for Trademark Counterfeiting

  • Shujie Feng

摘要

In criminal matters, under Article 61 of the TRIPS Agreement, member countries “shall” provide for criminal procedures and penalties, at least for “deliberate” acts of trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy, provided these are committed on a commercial scale. For other categories of IP rights, the Agreement states that member countries “may” provide for criminal procedures and penalties applicable to acts of counterfeiting, even when committed deliberately and on a commercial scale.