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  • Weekly China Brand Protection News – October 18, 2024

    2024-10-18
    Weekly China Brand Protection News October 18, 2024 1. Advertising products as “Korean Version North Face Apparel” without authorization constitutes trademark infringement, CNY 360,000 compensation ordered The plaintiff, The North Face Apparel Co., Ltd. (“The North Face”), holds the “” mark with reg. no. 2018929, the “” mark with reg. no. 5357180, and the “Bei Mian in Chinese” mark...

  • Weekly China Brand Protection News – October 12, 2024

    2024-10-12
    Weekly China Brand Protection News October 12, 2024 The application for customs protection measures based on intellectual property does not constitute unfair competition Aidacheng Footwear Co., Ltd. (“Aidacheng”) owns the “” mark with reg. no. 51764426 and the “” mark with reg. no. 65218736, and several other registrations. It has obtained customs recordation for several of its tra...

  • Weekly China Brand Protection News – September 24, 2024

    2024-09-24
    Weekly China Brand Protection News September 24, 2024 Schneider Electric won a CNY 106 million compensation in a trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit Recently, the Supreme People’s Court concluded the second instance of the dispute between Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd. and Zhenjiang Shinaide Electric Co., Ltd. (“Zhenjiang Shinaide”), Shinaide Busbar Jiangsu Co., L...

  • Weekly China Brand Protection News – September 20, 2024

    2024-09-20
    Weekly China Brand Protection News September 20, 2024 The Supreme People’s Court, upon review, has recognized “Ronghua Mooncakes in Chinese” as a distinctive name of a well-known product The Supreme People’s Court of China issued a retrial judgment between the plaintiffs, Wing Wah Cake Shop Limited (“Hong Kong Wing Wah”), Dongguan Wing Wah Cake Shop Limited ...

  • Weekly China Brand Protection News – September 14, 2024

    2024-09-14
    Weekly China Brand Protection News September 14, 2024 First instance decision overturned! The second instance court found the accused infringing product did not infringe on the copyright of the “robocar poli” artwork Recently, the Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court issued a final verdict in the case between ROIVISUAL Co., Ltd. (referred to as “ROIVISUAL”) and Foshan ...

  • Weekly China Brand Protection News – September 5, 2024

    2024-09-05
    Weekly China Brand Protection News September 5, 2024 Descriptive use of “Xiongzai” indicating product shape does not constitute  trademark infringement Recently, the Jinjiang Court of Fujian Province delivered a first-instance judgement in a trademark infringement case between Xiongzai Animation Co., Ltd. (“Xiongzai”) and Feilala Candy (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. (“Feilala”) and t...

  • Weekly China Brand Protection News – August 29, 2024

    2024-08-29
    Weekly China Brand Protection News August 29, 2024 1. A bad faith registration of the well-known “BENTLEY” mark invalidated despite being registered for over five years The Beijing IP Court recently concluded an administrative dispute case regarding the invalidation of the “BENTLEY” mark with reg. no. 7631725 (“Disputed Mark”), involving the plaintiff Aucera.SA, the def...

  • Weekly China Brand Protection News – August 22, 2024

    2024-08-22
    Weekly China Brand Protection News August 22, 2024 A Court found that the “MUJI in Chinese” trademark and service name have gained high recognition on retail services Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. (“Ryohin Keikaku”) and MUJI (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“MUJI Shanghai”) sued Beijing Cotton Field Textile Products Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Cotton Field”), Beijing Wuyinliangping Investment Co., Ltd., (...

  • Weekly China Brand Protection News – August 13, 2024

    2024-08-13
    Weekly China Brand Protection News August 13, 2024 “Scraping off codes” (removing barcodes and QR codes) infringes upon the rights of both producers and consumers, constituting unfair competition OPPLE Lighting Co., Ltd. (“OPPLE”) sued an individual and their operated sole proprietorship, claiming that the removal of barcodes and QR codes from packaging and products infringed on OP...

  • Weekly China Brand Protection News – August 7, 2024

    2024-08-07
    Weekly China Brand Protection News August 7, 2024 1. A couple who held shares in multiple operating entities maliciously attached themselves to the goodwill of the “Skechers in Chinese” mark, and the court applied punitive damages amounting to CNY 7 million The Beijing High Court has issued a second-instance judgment regarding the review of the cancellation of the “EDISON and...
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