Recently, the People’s Court of Baiyun District, Guangzhou, issued a first-instance judgment in a case involving the counterfeiting of registered trademarks of well-known children’s personal care brands such as “BODORME.” The court determined that the defendants’ manufacturing and sale of counterfeit goods constituted criminal offenses and imposed corresponding penalties.
According to the court’s findings, starting from November 2023, Wu and Huang conspired to manufacture counterfeit infant and children’s personal care products bearing registered trademarks such as “BODORME” in Baiyun District, Guangzhou. The products included shampoo and body wash. The two divided responsibilities, with one handling online customer acquisition and sales, and the other responsible for raw material procurement, production, and shipping. Meanwhile, since November 2024, another individual surnamed Huang, despite knowing the products were counterfeit, continued to source them from the two and sell them through online stores.
In February 2025, police successfully apprehended the three defendants. Investigations revealed that Wu and Huang were involved in illegal business operations totaling nearly RMB 4 million, while the third defendant sold counterfeit products valued at approximately RMB 480,000.
The Baiyun District People’s Court of Guangzhou ruled as follows: Wu and Huang were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of four years and six months, and three years and six months respectively, along with fines of RMB 800,000 and RMB 400,000 for the crime of counterfeiting registered trademarks. The third defendant, Huang, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, suspended for three years, and fined RMB 90,000 for the crime of selling goods bearing counterfeit registered trademarks. All counterfeit personal care products involved in the case have been confiscated and destroyed in accordance with the law.
The case highlights that children’s personal care products are closely related to infant health, and counterfeit products pose significant social harm. Long-term use can easily lead to skin allergies, redness, swelling, and itching, and may even damage children’s delicate skin barrier, creating serious health risks for infants and young children
