Cybercrime
Offences in respect of trade descriptions
Offences in respect of trade descriptions are set out in Section 7 of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance (Chapter 362). These offences essentially cover the following criminal activities:
- applying a false trade description to goods;
- supplying or offering to supply goods to which a false trade description is applied;
- possessing for the purpose of trade or manufacture goods to which a false trade description is applied;
- disposing of or possessing a machine or instrument for the purpose of making or applying to goods a false trade description.
- forging any trade mark (Section 9(1)(a));
- applying to goods a deceptive mark which is so nearly resembling a trade mark as to be calculated to deceive (Section 9(1)(b));
- making a machine or instrument for the purpose of forging a trade mark (Section 9(1)(c));
- disposing of or possessing a machine or instrument for the purpose of forging a trade mark (Section 9(1)(d));
- selling, or exposing or possessing for the purpose of trade or manufacture, goods to which a forged trade mark or deceptive mark is applied.
