Bordeaux Wins Landmark Case Over Counterfeits In China

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Reported by the Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux ("CIVB"), on June 4, 2020, the People's Court of Shanghai Pudong New Area issued a criminal judgment on the case of Shanghai Feitong Trading Co., Ltd. infringing the "BORDEAUX/???" Geographical Indication collective trademark.

The counterfeiter has been found guilty and given an 18-month suspended prison sentence by the Court. In addition to the suspended prison sentence, the conviction also included a fine of 100,000 RMB for the company involved and 50,000 RMB to be paid by the guilty individual, for a trademark counterfeiting offence involving a batch of nearly 10,000 bottles, the CIVB said.