A number of other landmark IP cases in 2017 has
highlighted the willingness of the Chinese Courts to rule in favour
of IP right owners. Here we provide summaries of two cases in which
disputes between foreign corporations and Chinese companies were
involved.
Luxury designer brand, Michael Kors, has successfully defended a
trade mark lawsuit filed by Shantou Chenghai Jianfa Handbag Craft
Factory alleging infringement for using its MK logo. The Hangzhou
Intermediate People's Court made the decision to reject the
claims raised by the claimant, Shantou Jianfa, which had pushed for
damages worth CNY 95 Million, the highest ever claimed in a trade
mark infringement case!
A recent case in December 2017, involving Danish toymaker, Lego
and its rival Bela, has seen the Shantou Intermediate Court ruling
in favour of Lego, which had claimed copyright infringement and
unfair competition against producers of imitation toy bricks in
China. This reassuring victory for Lego
