Trademark

Two Wanning-based coffee companies granted use of the GI tag Xinglong Coffee

On September 22, the China (Hainan Free Trade Port) Robusta Coffee and Industry Development Forum-cum-the Second Xinglong Coffee Kickout Tournament 2021 was held in Xinglong Town, Wanning County of China’s Hainan Province.

Tencent v. CNIPA: the “Honor of Kings” trademark is mine!

Anything about the world’s highest-grossing game of all time is no laughing matter, let alone any cent at risk! In a decision dated May 13, 2021, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) failed on appeal to maintain the registration of a Chinese trademark alleged to infri

Alibaba’s AI platform recognizes luxury counterfeits faster than you blink

In the wake of the lawsuit filed by Facebook and Gucci against a seller of fake Gucci products in late April, Alibaba has recently exposed its updated AI platform capable of recognizing counterfeit luxury items in 30-50 milliseconds, 10 times quicker than we blink.

National-level branding: 2,473 geographical indication products generated!

China is putting relentless efforts to build brand identities for the constellation of specialty products of Chinese origin, targeting consumers at home and abroad.

‘Netflix of Asia’ Tencent Video was compensated 50 million yuan for trademark infringement and unfair business practices

A case involving Tencent Video, one of China’s largest video-streaming services, and Tianjin-based company Long Yao attracted much attention for the staggering compensation to be fined for the latter’s trademark infringement and unfair business practices.