In October 2019, the Shanghai Pudong People’s Court handed
down judgments on the merits in two trademark infringement and
unfair competition cases (see the court report
under "Related Materials" in the right column), in
which it sided with the plaintiffs, subsidiaries of the US
entertainment company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
("MGM"). Apart from these judgments on the merits, the
court also issued two interim injunctions, per the
plaintiff’s request. The interim injunctions ordered the
defendant to cease any on-going infringement and to change its
company name, before the judgements on the merits came into
effect.
These interim injunctions are remarkable, as they substantially
limit the risk and extent of further infringements, and timely
protect the IP owner's rights, even if the defendant is
entitled to file appeals against the judgments on the merits. The
case was selected and published by the Shanghai Pudong People's
Court as a notable case.
