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Supreme People’s Court reverses position on OEM trademark use in Honda case

By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on March 16, 2020

China’s highest court has reversed its stance on trademark use from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in this landmark case brought by Honda Background Honda owns China trademark registrations in relation to motorcycles and other goods in Class 12 for the following marks: Chongqing Heng Sheng Group Limited (Heng Sheng) contracted with the Burmese Meihua Company...

Tags: china, Dongfeng, Honda, IPR, OEM, PRETUL, SPC, trademarks

OEM activities in China do not amount to trademark infringement

By AWA | Posted on February 8, 2016

The PRC Supreme People’s Court has decided that OEM activities in China do not amount to trademark infringement (however, this does not seem to be the final word on the issue) A foreign brand owner has registered its mark in a foreign country, but not in China. Another unrelated entity has registered the same or...

Tags: OEM, PRETUL, SPC, Supreme People's Court, TRUPER, Zhejiang Higher People's Court

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