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BELIMO Holding AG v.Bolimou Xiamen trademark Infringement Dispute

First-instance case number: (2014) Xia Min Chu No.1604, (2014) Xia Min Chu No.1605 Second instance case number: (2019) Min Min Zhong No.883, (2019) Min Min Zhong No.884 With regard to the alleged infringer's denial of the sales evidence submitted thereby in related cases, the court hel

BALANCED BODY v. Yongkang Yilian Shanghai's first case of punitive damages for intellectual property infringement

First-instance case number: (2018) Hu 0115 Min Chu No.53351 This case involves reviewing the applicable conditions of punitive damages and determining the compensation base. The defendant was warned for allegedly infringing other plaintiffs’ trademarks and then signed a settlement agreement pro

Ant World V. Marriott Case to Confirm Non-infringement Concerning "Abuse of Trademark Rights"

First-instance case number: (2018) Hu 0115 Min Chu No.17008 In order to put an end to the unstable legal state brought about by the infringement warning of the obligee, if the obligee has not started the dispute resolution procedure within a reasonable period after receiving the infringement wa

"Amway" Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition Dispute Case

First-instance case number: (2018) Sichuan 01 Preliminary Civil Judgement No. 574 The product identification code is a mark that identifies the specific information of the product. Unauthorized removal of the product identification code to hide the source of the product will damage the identifi

AMBITMICRO v. AMBIQ MICRO Trademark Priority Right Infringement Case

If a trademark with certain influence is identical or similar to a registered trademark and is used before the trademark registrant, the registered trademark owner has no right to prohibit the earlier user from continuing to use the trademark within the original scope. If a trademark registrant pree