Notice on the ban on the sale of "military" name, tobacco and alcohol and other products

The reporter learned from the State Intellectual Property Office that recently, the Central Military Commission Logistics Security Department, the Central Cyber ​​Security and Information Committee Office, the People's Republic of China Public Security, the State Market Supervision and Management Administration, the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, and the State Intellectual Property Administration. It is forbidden to sell the "Army" names of tobacco and alcohol and other products.

The announcement states that in recent years, some operators have publicly or disguised the name of the army to use the troops and patterns of the army to produce and sell counterfeit goods such as "Moutai" and "Army" and "Army", which seriously damage the image of the army's reputation and affect the country. Economic and environmental governance.

In order to maintain the good image of the people's army, social public interests, and market operation order, the six departments require that any unit and individuals are strictly prohibited to use the name of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force to carry out commercial marketing propaganda in any form.

It is strictly forbidden to sell the "military" tobacco and alcohol and other products online and offline. "Army", cigarettes, and other products, referring to printing, engraving, and casting on goods or packaging include, but not limited to the following words or patterns, it is easy to mislead consumers and cause negative influence of the army.

(1) The name of the military units, including the central military commission, theater, the military and soldiers, the armed police forces and other military units.

(2) The troops number or code, including the full name or abbreviation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force, and the names and codes of false troops.

(3) Specific meaning of the army, including "army", "troops", "PLA", "Armed Police", "Theater", "Guard Bureau", "PLA", "CAPF", "PAP", "August 1st", "Military", "Military", "Army" For "military", "military demand", "military uniforms", "military products", "army specialized", "military special offer", "military special", "military product agency sales", "military products specialty" and so on.

(4) Military logo patterns or similar patterns, including military flags, military emblems, armed police emblems, Bayi, medals, collar flowers, chest marks, armbands, etc.

Strictly organize commercial supervision of "Army", tobacco and alcohol. Relevant functional departments should cooperate closely to strengthen the supervision of products such as illegal production and sales of "military", tobacco, alcoholic and alcohol -related trademark registration, and resolutely correct the problems discovered, and if the refusal to rectify and violate the rules, it is serious in accordance with the law and regulations in accordance with the law and regulations. Investigation and punishment.

Source: CCTV News

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