April 21, 2021

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With a bang of the judge's gavel, the hotly debated Viya v. Viya Strictly Select unfair competition case closed today in the Binjiang Court Circuit Court on the second floor of the Binjiang Intellectual Property Building in Hangzhou.

The Binjiang Court ordered the defendant Weiya Yanxuan Company to immediately stop using the company name containing the word "Weiya" and change the company name registration; Immediately cease any other acts of unfair competition involving the use of the word "Weiya" in its production and business activities (including the use of the word "Weiya" in the nickname, profile picture and personal profile of its Douyin account); In the Southern Metropolis Daily published a statement, publicly apologized to the plaintiff Weiya, for the plaintiff to eliminate the influence; To compensate the plaintiff for economic losses of $300,000 and reasonable expenses of $101,000 for stopping infringement.

Source: Hangzhou Court