China’s Supreme People's Court( SPC) has reversed the first and second instance judgments made by two lower courts in a trademark case attracting nationwide attention, according to news released on January 4. The case relates to a disputed “ honeysuckle” trademark.
Thailand's 50R Group has filed a lawsuit against China's Luckin Coffee, claiming 10 billion baht (US$290 million) in compensation, according to Thai media reports released on Wednesday.
Chinese chain restaurant operator Shanghai XNG Holdings Ltd unit Shanghai Maichilin (“米芝莲” in Cantonese) was hit with a 10 million yuan verdict for trademark infringement of French tyre manufacturing company Michelin (“米其林” in Chinese), the Hubei Higher People's Court ruled.
Starting from December, trademark opposition application in China will go fully electronic, according to an announcement released by the Trademark Office of China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA). The administration detailed the announcement as follows:
Recently, China’s highest court ruled in favour of a lower court’s decision to award 100 million yuan to an Assa Abloy unit, PANPAN Door Co., Ltd, in a trademark infringement case against Sichuan Xinpenghui Door Co., LTD (previously known as Xin PANPAN Door Co., LTD) and others.
