If a cell phone is refurbished for sale it is illegal because each mobile phone will be given a globally unique set of numbers after it is assembled and this number will be recorded by the vendor who made the production from the time of production until it is delivered for use. It is no longer unique after refurbishment. Class II medical instruments national implementation of the registration certificate system, refurbished sales illegal, violating the "Medical Device Identification Management Regulations", "Medical Device Registration Management Measures" relevant provisions. Scrap car refurbishment is illegal, old car refurbishment is not illegal.
In recent years, the second-hand goods sales in China have formed a huge scale and output value benefit. With the development of the genuine used goods refurbishment sales industry, but also constantly triggered some controversy about trademark infringement. Recently, Siemens "SIEMENS" trademark infringement dispute triggered the attention of the intellectual property industry. Chen Hua's Xingruida Company, without authorization, marked the "SIEMENS" trademark, Siemens specific product model, product description, etc. on the products and labels, and the appearance of the logos and fake products was almost the same as that of the real products, making it difficult for the users to distinguish the authenticity of the products, and the act of selling SIEMENS industrial control products to the outside world by pretending to be the real ones infringed on the plaintiff's rights in the trademark infringement case. The Plaintiff's No. 9 G637074 SIEMENS trademark, causing greater economic losses to Siemens, but also damage to the legitimate rights and interests of users.