What will happen if Pinduoduo is complained of intellectual property infringement?

The consequence of Pinduoduo's complaint about intellectual property infringement is to take measures such as deleting and disconnecting the complained content, or even closing the store in serious cases.

Intellectual property infringement in Pinduoduo is called piracy, which is not allowed. If pictures, fonts, labels and brands are stolen, they will definitely be punished, and the punishment will vary according to the interests of the complainant.

Once found and reported, and the situation is verified through review, Pinduoduo Platform will remove the complained goods/services from the shelves according to relevant laws and regulations, or take measures such as deleting or disconnecting the complained contents. If it is serious, close the store.

If a business receives a notice of intellectual property infringement, it must deal with this problem in time and modify the infringement.

legal ground

Electronic Commerce Law of the People's Republic of China

Forty-second intellectual property rights holders believe that their intellectual property rights have been infringed, they have the right to notify the operators of e-commerce platforms to take necessary measures such as deleting, shielding, disconnecting links, and terminating transactions and services. The notice shall include prima facie evidence of infringement.

After receiving the notice, the operator of the e-commerce platform shall take necessary measures in time and forward the notice to the operator in the platform; If necessary measures are not taken in time, the expanded damage part and the operators in the platform shall be jointly and severally liable.

Operators in the platform who are damaged by false notification shall bear civil liability according to law. Operators in the platform shall bear the responsibility of double indemnity if they cause losses due to malicious publication of false notices. Article 43 After receiving the forwarding notice, the operators in the platform may submit a statement that there is no infringement to the operators of the e-commerce platform. The statement shall include prima facie evidence of no infringement.

After receiving the statement, the operator of the e-commerce platform shall forward the statement to the intellectual property right holder who issued the notice, and inform him that he can complain to the relevant competent department or bring a lawsuit to the people's court. If the e-commerce platform operator fails to receive the notice of complaint or prosecution from the obligee within fifteen days after the forwarding statement reaches the obligee, it shall promptly terminate the measures taken. Forty-fifth e-commerce platform operators know or should know that platform operators infringe intellectual property rights, they should take necessary measures such as deleting, shielding, disconnecting links, terminating transactions and services; If necessary measures are not taken, they shall be jointly and severally liable with the infringer.