In a decision dated July 17, 2020, China’s Supreme People’s Court ruled for Under Armour, Inc. against Fujian Tingfeilong Sporting Goods Co., Ltd. (福建省廷飞龙体育用品有限公司) for trademark infringement and unfair competition. Under Armour was founded in 1996 and as of 2018 had almost $5 billion USD in annual revenue selling sportswear, such as clothing and running shoes. In contrast, Tingfeilong launched the brand “Uncle Martian” in 2016 in China also in the sportswear field. As can be seen below, the Uncle …
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80 Million RMB Awarded in China Melamine Patent Litigation
Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Chemical Co., Ltd. announced in a filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange that they recently lost a patent infringement lawsuit and the Guangdong Higher People’s Court awarded 80 million RMB (~$11.4 million USD) to the plaintiff Sichuan Jinxiang Serui Chemical Co., Ltd. An injunction was also awarded. The patents at suit, ZL201110108644.9 and ZL201010216437.0, cover methods of manufacturing melamine and equipment in the use of manufacturing melamine. China is the world’s largest manufacturer of melamine, which is …
Jiangsu Punishes Chinese Patent Agency for Patent Subject Matter Conflict
In a decision dated July 9, 2020, the Intellectual Property Office of Jiangsu Province, China, punished a patent agency, Zhishi Law Firm ( 南京知识律师事务所), for a patent subject matter conflict with a public warning. A subject matter conflict can be defined as the simultaneous representation of clients competing for patents in the same technology area for the same or similar inventions.
Latest Decision by Supreme People’s Court Of China Confirms Validity of “Little i Robot” Patent in Blow to Apple
On June 29, 2020, the Supreme People’s Court of China made a final decision in favor of the “Little i Robot” patent (Patent No. ZL200410053749.9) owned by Shanghai Xiaoi Robot Technology Ltd. (上海智臻智能网络科技公司) (“Xiaoi”). The Supreme People’s Court reversed the invalidity decision of the Beijing High Court, and maintained the validity decision of the Beijing First Intermediate Court. Apple Computer Trading Shanghai Ltd. (“Apple”) had been challenging the validity of the patent in response to a lawsuit filed by Xiaoi …