Defendant

A Imprisonment with prison labor for one year, for defendant B and for six months, respectively.

provided that this ruling has become final and conclusive.

Punishment of the crime

Defendant

A is an operator of the H's site, which is a site that sells goods bearing a fake trademark, and Defendant B and C concurrently operate the site on the condition that he receives benefits from the above A and sell forged goods bearing the trademark.

No person shall use a trademark identical or similar to another person's registered trademark on goods identical or similar to the designated goods.

그럼에도 불구하고 피고인들은 공모하여, 2016. 6. 7. 서울 강남구 I오피스텔 1762호에서 상표권자인 오데마르 삐꿰에 호딩 에스. 에이가 대한민국 특허청에 등록한 상표인 ‘AUDEMARS PIGUET(등록번호 제0049015호)’가 부착된 정품시가 5,000만원 상당의 시계 4점을 판매할 목적으로 소지한 것을 비롯하여, 별지 범죄일람표 기재와 같이 총 138점의 위조 상표가 부착된 물품(정품시가 합계 1,328,950,000원)을 판매 목적으로 소지하여 각 상표권자들의 상표권을 침해하였다.

Summary of Evidence

1. Defendants’ respective legal statements

1. Protocol concerning the suspect interrogation of each of the Defendants

1. Statement of the J police;

1. Each protocol of seizure and the list of seizure;

1. An investigation report (faging on the Internet website, etc.) and a closure screen;

1. A report on investigation (a photograph of seized goods and photographs);

1. Original register of trademarks and information on trademark registration;

1. Application of Acts and subordinate statutes to investigation reports (unit price verification), search output and output materials;

1. Relevant Article 93 of the former Trademark Act (amended by Act No. 14033, Feb. 29, 2016; hereinafter “former Trademark Act”) and Article 30 of the Criminal Act (Optional to Imprisonment)

1. Defendants from among concurrent crimes: the former part of Article 37, Articles 38(1)2 and 50 of the Criminal Act

1. Defendants who hold a suspended sentence: Article 62(1) of the Criminal Act (see, e.g., Article 62(1));

1. Defendant A: The sentencing of Article 97-2(1) of the former Trademark Act is unfavorable.