Can't Trademark 'Northern Lights' District Court Rules

A hotel operator in Grindavík can’t claim sole use of the phrase ‘Northern Lights’ and prevent other hotels and tour...

Amul wins a trademark case in Canada

Very recently, Amul has been successful in obtaining an order from the Federal Court, Canada for trademark violation. In...

Seniority of a national trademark

Any owner of a trademark registered in a member state of the EU may claim the seniority of his national trademark in a E...

Trademark Harms Other Person’s Prior Copyright - D.H.A Siamwalla Ltd. VS TRAB

Case no. (2017)JINGXINGZHONG2660 Appellant (plaintiff in the original trial): D.H.A Siamwalla Ltd. (Siamwalla) Appellee ...

EU trade mark Opposition proceedings Application for EU word mark MI PAD

JUDGMENT OF THE GENERAL COURT (Third Chamber) 5 December 2017 (*) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Applicatio...

The shape of a London taxi not valid for trade mark protection, rules Court of Appeal

The shape of a London 'black hack' taxi is not distinctive enough to be eligible for trade mark protection, the Court of...

Don’t be the Next “New Balance”

As the proverb says, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. When entering into the Chinese market, a good Chinese name for f...

Supreme People’s Court links damages to trademark fame in “very positive” Michelin decision

China’s highest court has ruled that the fame of an infringed trademark should come into consideration when determining...

Playboy judgment sends market a 'important message'

Playboy Enterprises International Inc expressed its appreciation for the fairness and efficiency of China's judicial aut...

When Brands Go Bad

If you invest in creativity, you’ll end up with a much stronger brand and greater ability to distinguish yourself in on...

Trademark Dispute Arising from Indistinct Trademark Classification

Chief lawyer Xu Xinming won in the “福瑞”(Furui) trademark administrative litigation on behalf of the plaintiff

Summary: Chief lawyer Xu Xinming acting for the plaintiffs, Furui Stainless Steel Water Tower Factory of Xincheng Distri...

Shoes designer accused LV of trademark infringement

According to American media,the new generation shoes designer Antonio Brown (Antonio Brown) accused well-known brand LV（...

Liabilities of Group Buying Sites in Trademark Infringement Cases

Group buying has achieved rapid development after entering the Chinese market. Though fierce competitions led to the int...

Analyses and Reflections on the NIVEA Trademark Case

The NIVEA decision has attracted wide media attention. According to Mr. Lei, lawyer of the Legal Department at Beiersdor...

2011 Top 10 IP Cases in China’s Software Industry:the sixth

Key point: the standard for similar trademarks Kingdee Wins Administrative Dispute against the Trademark Appeal Board ov...

Seagull Watch won the trademark fight against Omega

The intellectual property board of the organizing committee of the World Watch and Jewelry Show in Basel, Switzerland, r...

Danone's legal pursuit of Wahaha a sign of the times

As economies throughout the world have become more global over the past decade, so too have their legal battles. The ong...

Wahaha gets latest laugh in trademark case ruling

Groupe Danone SA has lost another round in a trademark battle with its estranged Chinese partner, a key ruling that may ...

Judicial protection on well-known trademarks enhanced

China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) has ordered courts at all levels to intensify the judicial protection on well-known...

Power Dekor suffers trademark infringement in Chinese mainland and wins the case in Hong Kong

One of the various ways of imitating well-known brands is to take advantage of the law vacancy between the legal systems...

New case where the provision 'having other negative influences' in Trademark Law is applicable

It is stipulated in Item 8, Paragraph 1, Article 10 of “Trademark Law of PR China” (hereinafter referred to as “Trade...

Wenzhou Company wards off oil giant's attack on trademark

The four year slugfest between international leading oil giant Mobil Oil and Wenzhou, Zhejiang piston maker Cangnan Tian...

Danone to appeal after losing trademark dispute against Wahaha

SHANGHAI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- French food group Danone Tuesday voiced displeasure and vowed to appeal after losing its b...

Chinese century-long food brand wins lawsuit against German company

BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- A famous Chinese beancurd brand, Wangzhihe, has won its lawsuit against a German supermarke...

Italian Isolcell wins patent dispute case in Yantai

On September 8, Italian Isolcell P. Iva, a manufacture of storage control system, sent a letter to the Yantai Intellectu...

Hong Kong Eight Minute International Detergent Group Limited, v. SiPing Joint General Chemical Plant China Chemical etc for infringement of trademark

Supreme People's court of the People's Republic of China Paper of Civil Judgment (1999) Zhi Zhong zi NO.13 The Appellor ...

A Dispute Re Infringement of

The plaintiff (the petitioner): Beijing Liyuan Company (Hereafter referred to as Liyuan Co.) The defendant (the petition...