Trademark

Procurement service can be infringement without legality examination

Hangzhou Yuhang District People’s Court has made a ruling of a trademark infringement case and held that the Defendant Chow, has infringed Zhejiang Reach Technology Co.’s trademark “MeO” by using it in its online store on taobao.com. The court also awarded 35,000 yuan d

Precedential case: Emerson awarded damages for trademark squatting without actual use

China’s Fujian High People’s Court on September 27, 2021 upheld a lower court ruling in favor of U.S. industrial conglomerate Emerson Electric Co. (艾默生电气公司) in a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by it against Chinese household water filter maker Xiamen Angel Portal Water System Co., Ltd. (厦门安吉尔水

South Korean bakery Paris Baguette wins $240,000 trademark suit in China

China’s Beijing High People’s Court on January 10 upheld a lower court ruling in favor of SPC Investment Co., Ltd. (艾丝碧西投资有限公司), South Korean food company SPC Group’s Chinese unit, in a lawsuit lodged by it against Chinese company Beijing Baris Baguette Management Co., Ltd. (北京芭黎贝甜企业管理有限公司) and its

“Safeguard” of P&G recognized as the well-known trademark

On February 28, 2022, Beijing Intellectual Property Court held that the trademark “Safeguard”(舒肤佳)was recognized as a well-known registered trademark, enjoying additional protection beyond the class.

Chinese cosmetic companies fined for infringing France’s champagne trademarks

China’s Beijing Intellectual Property Court has recently ruled in favor of the Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC), a trade body, in a lawsuit lodged by it against Chinese perfumer maker Guangzhou Xuelei Cosmetics Co., Ltd. (广州市雪蕾化妆品有限公司) and perfume distributor Beijing Yali Shadi C