On December 15, 2022, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court announced that Mast-Jägermeister SE was awarded 10 million RMB, an injunction and apology from Shengluo Company (Qingdao) Wine Co., Ltd. (简称圣罗拉公司), Hefei Puyuan Commerce & Trade Co., Ltd. (合肥葡园商贸有限公司), and Chang XX for trademark infringement and unfair competition. The defendants manufactured liqueur and used the logos “野格哈古雷斯” (Yege Ha Gu Lei) and “YEGO HUNTER” as well as deer head graphics on labels affixed to the liqueur bottles.
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EU Requests Establishment of WTO Panel in Chinese Anti-Suit Injunction Patent Cases
On December 7, 2022 the European Union (EU) requested the World Trade Organization (WTO) to establish a panel to examine China’s anti-suit injunctions (ASIs) in patent cases. Chinese courts have issued these injunctions blocking patent holders from enforcing their foreign patent rights outside of China (i.e., in Europe and Japan) with extensive daily fines for violators. The EU initiated the case on February 18, 2022 by making a Request for Consultations with China. Those consultations were held with China on …
Shanghai Pudong Court Issues Preliminary Injunction in Chinese World Cup Streaming Case
On December 7, 2022, the People’s Court of Pudong New Area, Shanghai Municipality (Shanghai Pudong Court) received an application for behavior preservation (preliminary injunction) from CCTV International Network Co., Ltd., the authorized broadcaster of the Qatar World Cup. The Court ruled within 24 hours after receiving the application and ordered Shenyang Panqiu Technology Co., Ltd. to immediately stop streaming the 2022 Qatar World Cup on the Panqiu Bar website it operated, and Shanghai Yuebao Information Technology Co., Ltd. to immediately …
NetEase Wins 50 Million RMB & Injunction on Appeal in Minecraft Infringement Litigation at the Guangdong Higher People’s Court
On November 30, 2022, the Guangdong Higher People’s Court announced that NetEase was awarded 50 million RMB (over $7 million USD) and an injunction in an unfair competition case against Shenzhen Mini Play Company (深圳迷你玩公司) involving Minecraft and Mini Play’s similar sandbox game Mini World (迷你世界). NetEase has the exclusive right to operate Minecraft in China since 2016. This is believed to be the highest damages award in China for game infringement.