If a trademark agency commits any of the following acts, the industrial and commercial administration department shall order it to make corrections within a time limit, give a warning, and impose a fine of not less than RMB 10,000 but not more than RMB 100,000; the directly responsible person in charge and other persons directly in charge shall be fined. The responsible person shall be given a warning and a fine of not less than 5,000 yuan but not more than 50,000 yuan shall be imposed; if a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be investigated in accordance with the law: (1) Forging, altering or using forged or altered legal documents or seals in the process of handling trademark matters , signature; (2) To solicit trademark agency business by defaming other trademark agencies or disrupting the order of the trademark agency market by other improper means; (3) Violating the provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 19 of this Law of. If a trademark agency engages in the conduct specified in the preceding paragraph, the industrial and commercial administration department shall record it in the credit file; if the circumstances are serious, the Trademark Office and the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board may decide to stop accepting the trademark agency business and make an announcement. If a trademark agency violates the principle of good faith and infringes upon the legitimate interests of its client, it shall bear civil liability in accordance with the law, and a trademark agency industry organization shall punish it in accordance with its charter.

Attachment: Violations of Article 19, Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Trademark Law: (1) The agency knows or should know that the client has applied to transfer the trademark in the client’s own name without authorization. If another person's trademark is registered, or if the client's application for trademark registration damages the existing prior rights of others, the trademark agency shall not accept the entrustment to handle the relevant business on its behalf. (2) Trademark agencies should earnestly fulfill their duties as "agents" and should not apply for registration of other registered trademarks for themselves.