On March 29, the National Natural Science Foundation of China issued a statement stating that no unit or individual is allowed to misappropriate or distort the National Natural Science Foundation of China's logo in the promotion of its products or services, and publish and reprint undisclosed information of the Commission without authorization.

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The National Natural Science Foundation of China solemnly declares

Recently, we have discovered that some institutions and individuals have embezzled or deformed their accounts on the Internet platform and used the logo of our commission, and have unauthorized dissemination and release of "science foundation news" from unofficial sources. This behavior disrupted the order of online work and infringed on our committee's reputation and copyright. In order to safeguard the public interest and the rights and interests of the Commission, we hereby solemnly declare the following:

Our committee enjoys the exclusive rights to use names such as "National Natural Science Foundation of China","National Natural Science Foundation of China","Natural Science Foundation of China","Natural Science Foundation of China" and "NSFC", as well as the copyright of our committee's logo. The official website of our committee is: http://www.nsfc.gov.cn; the WeChat subscription number is: National Natural Science Foundation of China.

No unit or individual is allowed to misappropriate or distort the logo of our committee in the promotion of its products or services, or to publish and reprint undisclosed information of our committee without authorization.

In response to the above-mentioned infringements, our committee reserves the right to hold the relevant infringers legally responsible in accordance with the law, and reminds all sectors of society and the general public to be vigilant and beware of being deceived.

Hereby declare.

National Natural Science Foundation of

29 March 2024