On Oct 27, 2022, Beijing IP Court in an appeal case confirmed
the first instance court decision and awarded Continental Tire
China damages of RMB 4.5 million (~US$ 643,000) plus reasonable
expenses of RMB 250,000 (~US$ 36,000). The court found defendants
committed trademark infringement and unfair competition.
Continental Tire Germany owns registered Chinese trademarks Nos.
13111679A (Fig 1) and 1121138 (Fig 2) in class 12 for vehicle
tires, etc., and licensed these trademarks to Continental Tire
China for use in China and authorized it to enforce these
trademarks independently.
Mapai Autoparts (Jiangxi) Co., Ltd. was found to have made and
sold products such as engine oil, brake fluid, antifreeze, cleaning
agent and wipers. Logos as shown in Fig 3 and Fig 4 were found on
the products, packages, brochures, invoices or websites. Beijing
Bangda Yuexing Trading Co., Ltd. was found to be a distributor of
Mapai Autoparts (Jiangxi) and have sold these products. Fig
