Two Phú Thọ Businesses Charged Over False Lawn Mower Origin Labels and Trademarks
Police in Vietnam’s Phú Thọ Province said on November 8 that two businesses allegedly replaced origin labels on Chinese-made lawn mowers with labels indicating Thailand or Japan and applied other trademarks before promoting the products on social media. Authorities seized lawn mowers, labels and related tools valued at more than 613 million Vietnamese dong. The two business operators have been charged separately.
Police in Vietnam’s Phú Thọ Province reported on November 8, 2026, that two local electrical appliance businesses were suspected of falsifying lawn mower trademarks and places of origin. Police and market management officials inspected Điện máy Luật Anh and Điện máy Huy Hoàng Phúc Sơn in Thổ Tang Commune. They found that the operators had bought Chinese-made lawn mowers, removed the original labels and replaced them with labels indicating Thailand or Japan as the place of origin, or applied trademarks including HUSTHAI, Kawasaki and MASARU.
Lawn mowers with suspected counterfeit trademarks seized by law enforcement officers.（VietVance）
Police said the two businesses also promoted the products on social media as genuine goods from abroad to attract buyers. Officers seized 180 sets of lawn mowers labeled HUSTHAI PROMAX, 332 sets labeled HusThaiLanPro, 11 lawn mowers with replaced labels, and numerous engine units, labels and related tools. The goods were valued at more than 613 million Vietnamese dong.
The investigative department of the Phú Thọ provincial police opened a case on October 12, 2026, and charged the two business operators, Nguyễn Tiến Luật and Nguyễn Duy Pháp, on suspicion of infringing industrial property rights and deceiving customers, respectively. Police urged businesses to comply with intellectual property, trade and consumer protection regulations and advised consumers to check the origin of goods before buying.
Source: VietVance
