On January 5, 2023, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) announced an administrative penalty decision for a Chongqing, China intellectual property agency. The IP Agency was retained to file trademark applications but instead of filing forged the “Notice of Acceptance of Trademark Registration Application” by modifying the applicant, application address, etc. to that of the client and then transmitted it to the client. The legal representative of the agency was sentenced to 5 months of criminal detention and fined …
Category: Trademarks
Shanghai Third Intermediate People’s Court Affirms 3-Year Prison Sentence for Counterfeiting “Bordeaux” Collective Trademark
On January 4, 2023, the Shanghai Third Intermediate People’s Court announced it affirmed a 3-year prison sentence and 100,000 RMB fine for Wang XX for crime of counterfeiting the registered collective trademark “Bordeaux.” Yantai Wine Co., Ltd. was also fined 450,000 RMB. The defendants had appealed the original sentencing on the grounds that the wine involved in the case complied with national standards and did not endanger the health rights and interests of consumers and therefore Wang XX should receive …
Shanghai Third Intermediate Court Affirms 5-Year Prison Sentence for Counterfeit Alpenliebe Candy in Criminal Trademark Case
On December 19, 2022, the Shanghai Third Intermediate Court announced the affirmance of a 5-year prison sentence and 2.2 million RMB fine for Wu XX for for the crime of selling Alpenliebe candy with counterfeit registered trademarks. Perfetti Van Melle, the maker of the Alpenliebe candy is an Italian-Dutch multinational company of confectionery and gum and the sixth largest confectionery manufacturer in the world.
Mast-Jägermeister SE Wins 10 Million RMB at Beijing IP Court for Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition
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.