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Anti-counterfeiting of auto parts, Linyi, Shandong investigated and punished more than 5 million counterfeit auto parts of well-known brands

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Linzi police seized more than 13,000 counterfeit cases in 395 boxesAuto parts

The scene where the Linzi police searched the warehouse of the company involved in the case according to law

After more than two months, more than 800 kilometers, and perseverance and careful investigation, Linzi Police recently cracked a large counterfeit and well-known registered trademark in China.Auto partsIn the case, a total of 13,000 pieces of 9 counterfeit well-known brand auto parts were seized, with a value of more than 5 million yuan involved.

Purchased 40,000 yuan of counterfeit carsAccessories Linzi police went to Shanghai for investigation

On April 10, 2016, the Economic Investigation Brigade of the Linzi Branch of the Zibo Public Security Bureau received a report: In March 2016, a merchant purchased more than 40,000 yuan from a company in Shanghai.CarAfter accessories, it is suspected to be a counterfeit product, and request processing. After receiving the report, the Linzi police commissioned a specialized agency and company to appraise the accessories purchased by the citizen. Some products have been identified as counterfeit products. Subsequently, on May 17, the Linzi police filed an investigation on the company's suspected counterfeiting of registered trademarks.

After one month of careful investigation, on June 17, Linzi police took criminal detention and compulsory measures against Wang Mourui, the legal representative of the company, and pursued them online. On June 23, the police of the special task force set up by the Linzi police went to Shanghai. With the cooperation of the local police, the company located in a certain wholesale market in Shanghai was searched according to law and found 395 boxes hidden in its 4 warehouses. Counterfeit "XX", "VXX" and other 9 internationally renowned brands of auto parts 13,000 pieces, including tensioners, turbochargers,Ignition coil, Tie rod ball head, hydraulic tappet,Shock absorberAnd other key parts of the car accessories. All companies and authoritative organizations of the brand found that they were all counterfeit accessories, with a value of more than 5 million yuan. Subsequently, the police arrested the suspect Wang Mourui at the scene.

Registering counterfeit trademarks for huge profits has been administratively punished twice

On June 25, the suspect was escorted from Shanghai to Linzi. After interrogation, the suspect Wang Mourui went to Shanghai in 2010 to set up a company to sell auto parts. In order to pursue high profits and achieve the purpose of counterfeiting registered trademarks and evading crackdowns, in the operation, the spaces between the letters in the brand are removed, the counterfeit trademarks are registered by themselves, and the spaces are added to implement counterfeiting during production, and the registration and branding are also passed. The English name is similar, but not exactly the same, by tampering with the trademark image, adding or changing a certain character letter in the trademark to counterfeit. It is understood that it has registered more than 60 trademarks using this method, most of which are auto parts trademarks. According to the suspect’s confession, more than 90% of the auto parts he operated were purchased from an auto parts processing plant in the south. The suspect provided processing orders to the processing plant based on the company’s sales and inventory. The processing plant processed and manufactured according to the order and sent the produced parts The company that delivered the goods to the suspect.

According to the suspect's account, the production plants are all produced in the mode of processing on behalf of the dealers. The dealers will produce what they need, and the auto parts produced will not be stored in the warehouse and shipped directly to the dealers, thus evading the crackdown.The suspect also confessed that the "N" brand "Super" he soldSpark plug", "B spark plugs" are all refurbished products. These products are purchased from a company in Zhejiang, whose company specializes in the refurbishment of second-hand goods. The old spark plugs are "foreign garbage". Other auto parts are all genuine 1-2 Purchase at a discount, and then sell it to the market at a discount of 3-4. It is also understood that the suspect was punished twice by the local industry and commerce department for suspected counterfeiting of registered trademarks between 2011 and 2013.