ArticleChina Courts 2013 Top 10 IP CasesHuawei Technology Co., Ltd has negotiated with InterDigital for many times on standard essential patent royalty or royalty rate.ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleThe Jiangsu High Court Recognized "BURBERRY" As A Well-known Mark In A Decision Against A Squatted Mark Registered For Over 5 Years And Awarded RMB 6 Million In DamagesRecently, the Jiangsu High Court concluded a trademark infringement and anti-unfair competition lawsuit between Burberry Limited ("Burberry")...ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleRMB 800,000 In Damages For Unauthorized Use Of "Mercedes In Chinese" On Auto PartsThe Shanghai IP Court recently concluded a trademark infringement lawsuit between the appellant Shanghai Tonghe Auto Parts Co., Ltd. ("Tonghe")...ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleA Color Combination Trademark Application Failed To Be Approved In The Second Instance AppealA company applied for registration of the "" mark ("Disputed Mark") on "agricultural machinery" on November 1, 2021...ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleThe Defendants Improperly Took Advantage Of The Market Reputation Of Liuzhou Hotel's Well-known Trademark. Considered The Infringing Hotel Was Used As A Quarantine Hotel During The Epidemic, The Defendants Were Ordered To Pay RMB 1 Million.On December 20, 2023, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court concluded a first-instance trademark infringement dispute between the plaintiff Liuzhou Hotel Group ("Liuzhou") and the defendants...ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleFiling Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Based On Marks Assigned To Outsider Constituting Bad Faith LitigationThe Xi'an Yanta District Court recently concluded a bad faith intellectual property disputed between the Plaintiff Xi'an Beilin Guoxing Dental Clinic Co., Ltd...ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleThe First Application Of The Principle Of Conducting Examinations Ex Officio Under Rule 72.2 Of The Implementing Regulation Of The Chinese Patent Law (2010) Philips v. Flyco (Article No. 16 From "China Patent Case Review 2015" By Beijing East IP Ltd.Philips v. Flyco - The First Application of the Principle of Conducting Examinations Ex Officio under Rule 72.2 of the Implementing Regulation of the Chinese Patent Law (2010).ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleUnauthorized Labeling Of "Supervised By The Palace Museum" On Alcohol Products Constitutes Unfair CompetitionRecently, the Palace Museum discovered that a Sichuan liquor company and a Beijing trading company used the words "Supervised by the Palace Museum"...ChinaConsumer ProtectionBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleChina 2013 Top 10 Innovative IP CasesBeijing EAST IP Law Firm presents a list of the most innovative IP cases of the previous year.ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleDecision Of The Supreme People's Court On Revising "Certain Provisions Of The Supreme People's Court On Issues Concerning The Application Of Law In The Hearing Of Patent Dispute Cases" (Draft For Soliciting Public Opinion)On July 16, the Supreme People’s Court published the Draft for Soliciting Public Opinion.ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleA Tale Of Two Giants In China: Why Did Facebook Win And Apple LoseTwo U.S. brands recently battled brand squatters in China with very different outcomes. Facebook won. Apple lost. Jason Wang and Amy Hsiao look behind these different results for strategic insights. ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleLululemon Won RMB 1 Million In DamagesThe Meizhou Intermediate Court of Guangdong concluded a first-instance judgment on the trademark infringement dispute between Canada Lululemon Sports Goods Co., Ltd. ("Lululemon")...ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleJudgment Of Infringement Upon Patented Process Through Comparison Between Products Shichang XU v. Sony (China) Co. Ltd. Et Al. (Article No. 10 From "China Patent Case Review 2014" By Beijing East IP Ltd.)A method patent is different from a product patent in that it protects a dynamic operation process. ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleUnauthorized Use Of "Forbidden City In Chinese" Caused Infringer RMB 330,000 In CompensationThe Beijing Intellectual Property Court recently concluded an unfair competition dispute between the Palace Museum, Sichuan Palace Wine Co., Ltd. (Sichuan Palace Wine)...ChinaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleAllocation Of The Burden Of Proof Manfred A. A. Lupke v. Weifang Zhongyun Machine Co., Ltd. Et. Al. (Article No. 11 From "China Patent Case Review 2014" By Beijing East IP Ltd.)Article 64 of the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China provides that it is the duty of a party to an action to provide evidence in support of his allegations.ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleLacoste Sued Cartelo For Trademark Infringement And Won With RMB 15.05 Million In CompensationThe Beijing High Court recently concluded a trademark infringement dispute between the appellants Xinjiang Ka E E-commerce Co., Ltd. ("Xinjiang Ka E"), Nanji E-commerce Co., Ltd...ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleThe Beijing High Court Recognized The "Laoshan In Chinese" Mark As A Well-known Mark And Granted Cross-Class ProtectionThe Beijing High Court made a second-instance judgment on the administrative trademark invalidation dispute between Qingdao Heshanquan Natural Food Co., Ltd. ("Qingdao Heshanquan")...ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleThe Influence Of Functional Features On The Overall Visual Appearance Of A Design General Protecht Group Co., Ltd. V. Leviton Electronics (Dongguan) Co., Ltd. (Article No. 25 From "China Patent Case Review 2015" By Beijing East IP Ltd.)The Influence of Functional Features on the Overall Visual Appearance of a Design (Administrative Judgment (2011) Xing Ti Zi No.2 by the Supreme People's Court on October 25, 2012).ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleDavidoff Wins Another Administrative Trademark Enforcement ActionHong Kong Wanli International Limited is the registrant of the "Davidowen Daweiouwen in Chinese" mark with reg. no. 12873589 ("Disputed Mark"). ZINO DAVIDOFF SA ("Davidoff")...ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm
ArticleThough Failed To Oppose "CANTERBURY" From Registration, Canterbury Managed To Invalidate The Squatter Mark Based On Bad Faith At Court StageIn July 2004, Beijing Sanwei Hezhong Business Management Co., Ltd. ("Sanwei Hezhong") applied for the registration of the...ChinaIntellectual PropertyBeijing East IP Law Firm