Trademark infringement generally means unauthorized use of a registered trademark, or use of an identical or confusingly similar sign, in a way that violates the rights of the trademark owner.
Industrial Property Law No. 6769 lists the acts that constitute trademark infringement, including unauthorized use of the mark, imitation of the mark, sale or distribution of infringing goods, import or export of such goods, and unauthorized expansion or transfer of license rights.
Trademark owners may pursue criminal complaints where the infringement constitutes a crime. Depending on the act, search and seizure of counterfeit goods may also be requested during the investigation process.
Civil remedies may include determination and prevention of infringement, preliminary injunctions, seizure of infringing goods, material and moral compensation, destruction of counterfeit products and publication of the final judgment.
Because evidence, timing and procedural strategy are decisive in trademark disputes, professional legal support is important from the first stage of the infringement.