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Taobao won an online landmark counterfeiting case against a vendor selling fake Royal Canin cat food on the huge online market. The court ruled that the defendant, a man named Yao, damaged the reputation of Taobao and therefore should pay compensation in the amount of 120.000 Yuan within 10 days. Taobao is also asking the court to order the defendant to publish a written apology in several prominent print and web publications for a week.

This was the first ruling of its kind in China, exemplifying the country’s efforts to fight counterfeiting which has cast a shadow over China’s...

In the " Tyrolean Economy " of August 10th 2017 you will find an article entitled "How to secure Tyrolean businesses against trademark viaolation in China". The article is in German language. Experts report on the invitation of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber how to effectively protect themselves against trademark infringements and plagiarism. The Austrian Economic Chambers represent more than 450,000 member companies and is voice of Austrian business.

The article reports in detail about the speeches of Dr. Martin Glatz , head of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce in Beijing,...

ORG Packaging Co. is being sued by TC Pharmaceuticals for infringing the Red Bull trademark right of TC Pharmaceuticals.

Being one of the major suppliers of Reignwood Group , it announced in July its receipt of a civil complaint and other filings with the Peoples Court in Beijing serving notice of the suits, which demands the court order ORG Packaging to cease forging and manufacturing its registered trademarks - including “Red Bull” and associated image logos - and claiming compensation for its monetary losses in the amount of over CNY 30 Mio.

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Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht published an article about " Legal Protection of Intellectual Property in China " in Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft (RIW 2017) , Heft 05, Beilage, Seiten 1-12.

You can download the full article: here

Sample:

"To obtain trademark protection in China, an application for a China trademark can be filed through the national registration system or the international registration system. For a national trademark application in China, an application has to be filed at the China Trademark Office by an official agent....

If you want to stop counterfeit goods bearing your trademark from leaving China, register your China trademark again with Chinese Customs.

I. New policy of Chinese Customs

China Customs recently issued a notice stating that they are temporarily suspending registration fees in an effort to alert more companies to their registration service. In other words registering your trademark or other IP with China customs is now free.

Furthermore, in order to better safeguard the “Made in China” international image and promote the sustained and healthy...