“In Vinnytsia, investigators reported suspicion to a 63-year-old local resident, who organized the illegal production of postage stamps using markings similar to the trademark of Ukrposhta JSC and organized their sale.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: police and prosecutor’s office of Vinnytsia
Details: In the course of the pre-trial investigation, the law enforcement officers established that the production of the products was carried out without any permission from the right holder. For the “business”, the man rented a production space, bought professional printing equipment and materials, and also engaged employees.
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During the year, the man printed more than 1.6 million stamps, part of which was already sold, and the rest was kept for further sale.
photo of the prosecutor’s office Among the fakes, Ukrainians liked the collection series “Russian Warship, iDi..!!” and “Pysanka”.
The amount of damage caused to JSC “Ukrposhta” exceeds UAH 5 million.
A significant amount of counterfeit products, printing equipment and other evidence of illegal activities were seized during the authorized searches.
photo of the prosecutor’s office On January 13, under the procedural leadership of the Vinnytsia Regional Prosecutor’s Office, a 63-year-old resident of the regional center was informed by the investigators of the SU GUNP in the Vinnytsia Region about suspicion under part 3 of Art. 229 (Illegal use of a mark for goods and services, a company name, a qualified indication of the origin of goods of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The question of applying a preventive measure to the suspect is being resolvedthe prosecutor’s office notes.
The sanction of the article provides for a fine from ten thousand to fifteen thousand tax-free minimum incomes of citizens with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a period of up to three years or without such.