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  • Weekly China Brand Protection News – April 18, 2024

    2024-04-18
    Weekly China Brand Protection News April 18, 2024 1. Lacoste sued Cartelo for trademark infringement and won with RMB 15.05 million in compensation The Beijing High Court recently concluded a trademark infringement dispute between the appellants Xinjiang Ka E E-commerce Co., Ltd. (“Xinjiang Ka E”), Nanji E-commerce Co., Ltd. (“Nanji E-commerce”), Nanji E-commerce (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“Shangha...

  • Weekly China Brand Protection News – April 10, 2024

    2024-04-10
    Weekly China Brand Protection News April 10, 2024 1. The SPC held that the burden of proof for individual retailers’ legitimate source defense should be moderately reduced Nature Republic Co., Ltd. (“Nature Republic”) is the exclusive licensee of the “NA YI QI ER in Chinese” mark with reg. no. 9481384 (license term: Jan. 1, 2018 to June 5, 2022, said mark was later assigned to Natu...

  • Weekly China Brand Protection News – April 2, 2024

    2024-04-02
    Weekly China Brand Protection News April 2, 2024 1. Unauthorized labeling of “Supervised by the Palace Museum” on alcohol products constitutes unfair competition Recently, the Palace Museum discovered that a Sichuan liquor company and a Beijing trading company used the words “Supervised by the Palace Museum” in the process of promoting and selling alcohol products. The ...

  • Weekly China Brand Protection News – March 29, 2024

    2024-03-29
    Weekly China Brand Protection News March 29, 2024 1. Filing an infringement lawsuit against others’ legitimate use of a trademark based on a trademark obtained through bad faith is an abuse of trademark rights, and its infringement claim should not be supported The Suzhou Intermediate Court recently concluded a trademark infringement lawsuit between the appellant Hangzhou Lunfude Chassis...

  • Weekly China Brand Protection News – March 21, 2024

    2024-03-21
    Weekly China Brand Protection News March 21, 2024 1. The Guangdong High Court reversed a trademark infringement dispute in a retrial regarding the use of trademarks in foreign OEM On February 22, the Guangdong High Court reversed a trademark infringement dispute in a retrial between Fila Sports Co., Ltd. (“Fila”) and Hunan Jiahui Technology Co., Ltd. (“Jiahui”). The court upheld the first-inst...

  • Weekly China Brand Protection News – March 13, 2024

    2024-03-13
    Weekly China Brand Protection News March 13, 2024 1. The use of the right holder’s trademark on a mobile map is a trademark use Recently, the Guang’an Intermediate Court concluded a trademark infringement dispute between Sichuan Jibang Trading Co., Ltd. (“Jibang”) and Yuechi County Yumin Gas Station (“Yumin Gas Station”). The court determined that Yumin Gas Station’s use of the ...

  • Weekly China Brand Protection News – March 7, 2024

    2024-03-07
    Weekly China Brand Protection News March 7, 2024 1. Parallel imports that do not cause confusion or damage to goodwill do not constitute infringement The Chongqing First Intermediate Court recently made a decision regarding a dispute over trademark infringement between the plaintiff Guangzhou Aotiwa Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (“Aotiwa”) and the defendant Chongqing Beigou Network Techn...

  • Weekly China Trademark News Updates – March 1, 2024

    2024-03-01
    Weekly China Trademark News Updates March 1, 2024 1. The People’s Court case database is open to the public On February 27, 2024, the Supreme People’s Court held a press conference to announce that the People’s Court case database is officially launched and open to the public (http://rmfyalk.court.gov.cn). The People’s Court case database contains authoritative cases, i...

  • Weekly China Trademark News Updates – February 22, 2024

    2024-02-22
    Weekly China Trademark News Updates February 22, 2024 1. Schneider Electric sued Schneider Elevator and won RMB 40 million in compensation On February 7, 2024, the Jiangsu High Court issued a second-instance judgment in the case of Schneider Electric v. Schneider Elevator, upholding the first-instance judgment of the Suzhou Intermediate Court that found Schneider Elevator infringed Schneider E...

  • Weekly China Trademark News Updates – February 6, 2024

    2024-02-06
    Weekly China Trademark News Updates February 6, 2024 1. RMB 22.14 million damages was ordered against the defendant taking advantage of “Belle in Chinese” and “BELLE” without authorization Recently, the Zhejiang High Court concluded a trademark infringement and anti-unfair competition lawsuit against the appellant Baoyang Liu for his involvement with the appellees New Belle Shoes (Shenzhen) Co...
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