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  • 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...
  • Weekly China Trademark News Updates – February 1, 2024

    2024-02-01
    Weekly China Trademark News Updates February 1, 2024 1. “Château Lafite in Chinese” took a free ride on the “LAFITE” mark’s fame and the China Supreme Court applied punitive damages and sentenced RMB 79.17 million in damages Recently, the China Supreme Court (“SPC”) concluded a trademark infringement and unfair competition dispute between the appellants Nanjing Golden H...
  • Weekly China Trademark News Updates – January 23, 2024

    2024-01-23
    Weekly China Trademark News Updates January 23, 2024 1. The Court Finds Geographical Indication Collective Mark “Champagne” Constitutes a Well-Known Mark Recently, the Beijing High Court concluded a second instance trademark infringement dispute between the French Champagne Industry Commission (the “Champagne Commission”), Guangzhou Xuelei Cosmetics Co., Ltd. (“Guangzhou Xuelei”), ...
  • Weekly China Trademark News Updates – January 17, 2024

    2024-01-17
    Weekly China Trademark News Updates January 17, 2024 1. The “Freshfragrance” mark  was invalidated by the “fresh” mark In an administrative trademark invalidation dispute between the plaintiff Fresh Company and the defendant CNIPA and the third party Qiong Luo, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court held that the Disputed Mark violated Article 30, Article 31 and Article 32 of the 2013 Tradema...
  • Weekly China Trademark News Updates – January 10, 2024

    2024-01-10
    Weekly China Trademark News Updates January 10, 2024 1. Damages of RMB 5 million was ordered against the counterfeit “Skechers” mark SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. II (“Skechers”) sued individuals Xiong, Mao, Xiao and others for trademark infringement. The court found that Skechers is the owner of “,” “,” and “Skechers in Chinese” marks on sneakers related goods. All marks are valid. Xiong, Mao, and Xi...
  • Weekly China Trademark News Updates – January 3, 2024

    2024-01-03
    Weekly China Trademark News Updates January 3, 2024 1. Trademark and Brand Development Index 2023 Since 2020, the Intellectual Property Utilization Promotion Department of the CNIPA has guided the China Trademark Association to compile and publish the “Trademark and Brand Development Index (TBDI),” which evaluates the trademark brands of all provinces (autonomous regions and munici...