Precis: The ruling in a civil suit against Wuxi Smile IoT Ltd establishes that, when considering whether modified genuine products constitute trademark infringement, whether the alleged acts are detri...

Acushnet Company is a recognised global leader in the golf industry, offering quality and performance golf products, which are categorised and traded under brands such as Titleist (golf equipment), Fo...

On December 13, 2021, the CNIPA released the Criteria for Determination of General Trademark Violations. These criteria, listed in 35 articles, define in detail the various types of trademark offences...

INTA’s Trademark Office Practices Committee, China Subcommittee, has issued a Report on the Implementation of China’s Amended Trademark Law. It provides critical insights into the impact on the pace...

In China, there are two different legal systems which are used for the protection of GIs: (1) the trademark system established by the China Trademark Office (CTMO), now under the China National Intell...

Article 10 of China’s Trademark Law enumerates circumstances where a trademark application will be ex officio refused by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA). These circums...

The battle between the French company LACOSTE and the ex-Singaporean company CARTELO over the crocodile device trademark has been going on, in China, for over two decades. In a retrial case concerning...

Litigation related to joint investment and trademark licensing can be complex and costly, particularly if the parties’ agreement did not foresee and carefully describe what will happen upon terminati...

On 18 March 2021, the Minhang District (Shanghai) Court published on its website a judgment, rendered on 25 September 2020, which could become a precedent in the fight against trade mark squatting.

The Comité Interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne (CIVC) is the trade association representing the interests of independent Champagne producers and Champagne houses. Champagne is known by Chinese con...

As a rising fashion brand in China marketplace, Tommy Hilfiger (TH) has been constantly challenged by an increasing number of copycats. The infringer usually registers a mark that bears some resemblan...

In an era that the significance of intellectual property has been reiterated and elevated to the national strategy level, the Chinese judiciary has been innovatively tackling bad faith trademark filin...