Chinese chain restaurant operator Shanghai XNG Holdings Ltd unit Shanghai Maichilin (“米芝莲” in Cantonese) was hit with a 10 million yuan verdict for trademark infringement of French tyre manufacturing company Michelin (“米其林” in Chinese), the Hubei Higher People's Court ruled.
Starting from December, trademark opposition application in China will go fully electronic, according to an announcement released by the Trademark Office of China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA). The administration detailed the announcement as follows:
Recently, China’s highest court ruled in favour of a lower court’s decision to award 100 million yuan to an Assa Abloy unit, PANPAN Door Co., Ltd, in a trademark infringement case against Sichuan Xinpenghui Door Co., LTD (previously known as Xin PANPAN Door Co., LTD) and others.
Tesla wins its trademark infringement lawsuit against Sino Drinks Food Company, a Chinese food and beverage maker that was selling "Tesla Beer" and "Tesla Soda". Sino has been selling the drink products with a logo that looks similar to the Tesla's "T" trademark.
On Monday, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has granted fast fashion brand Shein’s bid for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) against its rival Temu. The TRO will remain in effect until August 17.
