On April 9, after being reported by the trademark owner, the law enforcement officers of the Chaoyang Branch of the Industry and Commerce conducted a surprise inspection of an auto parts city in the area, and on the spot, they seized on the 1995 infringing auto parts involving four stores, including 454 brake pads and 183 brake lines. , Filters 1088, etc., involving Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Porsche and other brands.
On the same day, according to reports from trademark rights holders, Chaoyang Business and Industry law enforcement officers were divided into four lanes, and four stores suspected of operating infringing auto parts in Auto Parts City were also investigated. In the third floor of Auto Parts City, a listed brake disk was operated. Inside the brake pads, law enforcement officers found that there were different external brake components on the display. There was a small warehouse with about 20 square meters at the rear of the retail area where more than 10 shelves were stuffed. The trademark right holders identified on site. More than a hundred brake pads are infringing products.
At the same level, in addition to the three infringing goods suspected of operating in the store, in addition to infringing brakes, brake discs, some of its operating air conditioning filters, air filters, oil filter and spark plugs were also identified as infringing goods. According to the review of law enforcement officials, there were no purchase accounts for the infringing goods in the 4 stores, and the origin of the counterfeit goods could not be traced back. The law enforcement officer of the Chaoyang branch of the industry and commerce told the Beijing Youth Daily reporter that from the site situation, the merchant could not provide any voucher for incoming sales. 4. The source and sales of goods, the business sector will further carry out investigations to trace the origin.
It is understood that the price of genuine air filters is between 200 yuan and 300 yuan, but the purchase price of counterfeit products is only around 15 yuan, and the selling price is also between 30 yuan and 40 yuan, and its workmanship is far lower than the quality. Genuine. Counterfeit filters not only fail to filter air, but their production materials may also contain formaldehyde and other harmful substances, which in turn cause pollution to the air quality in the vehicle. The brake pads of the counterfeit brakes have poor braking capability and pose a serious safety problem. .
According to Xu Zhongwei, deputy director of the Wangchao Industry and Commerce Institute of Chaoyang Branch of the Commerce and Industry Branch, the industrial and commercial department will temporarily detain these infringing auto parts and further investigate the case. In the future, the industry and commerce department will regulate the market management mechanism by interviewing the market management party, and Distribute promotional materials for publicity and education to prevent infringing goods from entering the market.
Xu Zhongwei stated that the quality of the infringing goods seized by the law enforcement agencies was obviously different from that of the genuine products, and the difference between the selling price and the genuine products was very different. Consumers can discern between them. The industry and commerce departments also reminded consumers that they must not covet for cheap , Should go to the formal business premises to purchase, need to query and verify the sales entity before the purchase of business qualifications, and retain the consumer certificate, in order to safeguard rights.
