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Investigation and Handling of Unfair Competition

Cases in China in 1997

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Total Number of Cases

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Sub-

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Number of Cases Occurr-ed in the Year

Order to Stop Illegal acts,

but not Punish-ed

Cases of 100-300 Thou-sand Yuan

Cases of 300-1,000 Thou-sand Yuan

Cases of More Than 1,000 Thou-sand Yuan

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

I. Total Number of Cases

14891

12600

11602

361

270

76

27

1318 2639 108 519 4448 581 91 29 6 2105 756

Passing Off the Registered Trademarks of Others

2930

2560

2357

102

46

13

3

120

523

20

88

1060

134

11

2

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491

111

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

2063

1723

1639

77

26

3

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105

398

12

45

740

112

7

1

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218

85

Falsely Using the Enterprise Names or Personal Names of Others

1762

1615

1534

28

43

11

3

55

373

16

85

622

85

5

2

1

294

77

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

2519

2168

2014

37

43

16

6

112

467

28

103

777

99

23

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393

165

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

94

93

82

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3

59

13

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Abusing Administrative Power to Restrict Fair Competition

13

13

13

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4

4

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3

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Commercial Bribery

752

728

561

3

32

13

6

367

96

4

34

41

6

9

11

1

93

66

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

1464

1097

1046

57

26

11

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110

215

9

64

338

54

14

2

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216

75

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Infringement on Business Secrets

22

22

21

1

2

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5

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1

2

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3

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Dumping at Lower Price

32

32

32

1

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13

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

85

85

48

2

5

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17

7

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32

23

1

1

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3

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Unfair Sales with Attached Prizes

217

199

179

4

3

1

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34

60

2

16

31

14

10

3

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Commercial Libel

8

8

7

1

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Submitting and Inviting Tenders in Collusion

37

36

22

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Removing, Concealing and Destroying Illegal Properties by Actor

46

44

43

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5

3

1

22

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Other Unfair Competition Acts

2847

2177

2004

47

39

6

5

319

456

10

45

748

73

11

5

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155

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

107.82

105,92

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22.49

1.25

7.60

18.28

4.62

2.55

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

843.89

326.23

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296.43

162.14

8.52

58.26

124.05

21.97

41.49

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Supplementary Materials:

  1. Five cases were transferred to judicial organs, and suggestions were made to look into the Party discipline of two persons and administrative discipline of person.
  2. Sixty-two cases of fraudulent sales and purchases, with RMB瞿4,890,000 recovered to the victims.
  3. 6237 cases were placed on file in the period, 281 cases were outstanding at the end of the period, of which the outstanding cases with a value of RMB瞿100,000 or more were of the number of .
  4. Seventeen cases for reconsideration, of which 8 cases were affirmed, and one was corrected. Two cases for administrative litigation, of which one was affirmed, defeated,

withdrawn.