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Investigation and Handling of Unfair Competition

Cases in China in 1995

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Cases

Total Number of Cases

State-
owned Enterp.

Collec-
tive Enterp

Joint Operated Enterp.

Joint-
stock
Enterp

Sole
Proprie-
taries

Private Enterp.

Foreign Invest-
ment Enterp.

Gov. Organs & Social Bodies

Army Natural Persons Other
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Number of Cases Occurred in the Year

Cases if 100-300 Thousand Yuan

Cases if 300-1,000 Thousand Yuan

Cases of More Than 1,000 Thousand Yuan

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I. Total Number of Cases

5288

4846

62

16

3

583

1380

31

67

2017

291

50

11

3

615

240

Passing Off the Registered Trademarks of Others

1424

1315

17

3

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138

371

6

18

514

86

12

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193

84

Counterfeiting the Names, Packaging and Decoration Peculiar to Well-Known Goods

1036

953

9

2

1

76

262

4

6

482

49

6

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110

41

Falsely Using the Enterprise Names or Personal Names of Others

872

788

11

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239

4

12

350

50

2

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125

45

Forging or Falsely Using, on Their Goods, Symbols of Quality such as Symbols of Authentication and Symbols of Famous and High Quality Goods, Falsifying the Origin of Their Goods, and Making False Representations to the Quality of the Goods

1018

927

2

1

1

89

259

10

14

452

51

12

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106

25

Public Utility Enterprises or Other Operators Having Monopolistic Status According to Law Force Others to Do Trade

55

55

1

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38

4

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4

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2

Abusing Administrative Power to Restrict Fair Competition

22

22

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1

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Commercial Bribery

32

27

1

2

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8

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4

1

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2

An Operator Uses Advertisement or Other Means to Give False Information on the Quality, Composition, Performance, Use, etc. of the Goods

529

480

16

7

1

114

153

5

10

110

40

10

4

1

54

28

Infringement on Business Secrets

11

8

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1

Dumping at Lower Price

10

10

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2

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1

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Making a Tie-in Sale or Attaching Other Unreasonable Conditions in Selling Goods

91

88

1

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10

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2

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Unfair Sales with Attached Prizes

139

127

3

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55

1

5

13

1

5

1

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8

Commercial Libel

9

8

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1

1

2

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Submitting and Inviting Tenders in Collusion

16

14

1

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Removing, Concealing and Destroying Illegal Properties by Actor

24

24

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8

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II. Value of Punishments and Confiscation (in Mil. Yuan)

36.76

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10.98

0.27

0.82

8.63

1.98

0.74

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0.02

4.44

1.88

III. Total Value of the Cases (in Mil. Yuan)

419.13

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52.02

110.58

2.47

6.33

54.52

74.47

83.54

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0.06

26.34

8.79

Supplementary Materials:

  1. Thirty-five cases were transferred to prosecutorial, judicial and public security organs, and suggestions were made to look into the administrative discipline of six persons.
  2. 2,574 cases were placed on file in the period, 204 cases were outstanding at the end of the period.
  3. Fourteen cases for reconsideration, of which five were affirmed, one was corrected. Two cases for administrative litigation, of which one was affirmed, one was withdrawn.
  4. Seven damages cases were settled through conciliation, with a total compensation of RMB40,000.

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