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Chanel loses Chinese trademark infringement case involving ‘double C’ logo
By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on October 17, 2019
Background Chanel owns the registered trademark (the ‘double C’ logo) in Class 14 in China. In June 2016 the Guangzhou City Haizhu District Administration for Industry and Commerce (AIC) raided a jewellery store and found goods resembling the shape of Chanel’s ‘double C’ logo. Representatives from Chanel later confirmed that the goods were fake. The...
Tags: chanel, china, IP court, trademarks, unfair competition
New IP courts major step forward in China’s judicial reforms
By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on March 24, 2015
In November and December 2014, China announced the long awaited establishment of three specialized IP courts in the Tier 1 cities of Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai. These courts are empowered to hear the following cases: First instance civil and administrative cases related to patents, new plant varieties, layout design of integrated circuit, technological secrets and...
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