Trademark

Chinese EV maker HiPhi sues Renault for trademark infringement

China’s electric vehicle (EV) maker Human Horizons said on January 20 that an interim injunction has been granted by a German court against the German subsidiary of French carmaker Renault, which Human Horizons accused of infringing the logo of HiPhi, an EV brand owned by it.

Guangdong releases 6 exemplary cases of punitive damages in IPRs infringement

In the past three years, 148 cases of intellectual property rights infringement were tried and closed with punitive damages awarded. Of the total, 67 cases were tried and closed in 2021 alone, with the largest award of 30 million yuan ($4.7 million) in damages.

Shanghai wine company fined $16,000 for infringing trademark Bordeaux

The "Bordeaux" trademark No. 19564618 is a collective geographical indication (GI) trademark registered on wine products by Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) with the Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA). The re

CNIPA issues notice implementing Nice Agreement Classification changes

The Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issues a notice to incorporate classification changes adopted by the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Ma

China Trademark and Brand Development Index 2021: which are China's top provinces?

The China Trademark Association (CTA) on December 24 released the 2021 edition of the China Trademark and Brand Development Index (CTBDI) (《中国商标品牌发展指数》) to evaluate China’s development status of trademarks and brands by province in 2020. Guangdong province ranks first with 89.31