2025-06-11 Case Law: Not well-known trademark granted for cross-class protection

The disputes between Huatuo Sinopharm and Guangdong Huatuo Pharm continued for over 10 years, which received high attention from the China traditional pharm industry. In 2024, Beijing High People’s Co

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2025-06-10 Civil Liability Associated with Malicious Trademark Applications

In recent years, China has made significant strides in safeguarding the rights of trademark holders and fostering fair market competition by enhancing regulations against malicious trademark applicati

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2025-06-10 Violation of Agreement by Distributor Diversion, How to Solve the Problems?

In the legal relationship between suppliers and distributors, the term "diversion" often arises as a type of breach. It's important to understand that diversion is not a formal legal term; instead, it

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2025-02-05 Case Law: China Local Court Applying EU laws in Local Trademark Trials

Recently, the Suzhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu Province delivered a final ruling on a trademark infringement and unfair competition case involving two Chinese photovoltaic companies. The

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2025-02-05 China Supreme Court Against Unjust Enrichment from Mass Litigations by Trademark Owner

In the late 2024, the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China (“SPC”) issued an important ruling in the Retrial procedure of the trademark infringement case involving Nature Republic

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2025-02-05 Navigating Distributor Parallel Import Practices under China Trademark Law

Parallel Import under China PracticeParallel imports refer to the practice where certain distributors sell products beyond their designated territories. This often involves a distributor in one region

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2025-02-05 Licensing Infringement vs Breach of Contract in China

Licensing agreements are a popular tool in this endeavor, allowing companies to grant others the right to use their intellectual property in exchange for royalties or other forms of compensation. Howe

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2025-02-05 Trademark against Business Name, Infringement or Unfair Competition

Trademarks and business names serve similar legal functions within market economic activities. Both are designed to differentiate the goods and services offered by specific producers from those of oth

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