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Why the authorities are taking a tougher stance on trademark infringement in the food industry

By Ai-Leen Lim | Posted on April 4, 2018

Thirteen defendants have been criminally prosecuted in Shanghai for selling goods under illegally manufactured labels, reinforcing the tough stance that the authorities have been taking in counterfeit food cases. The cases On January 11 2018, the Intellectual Property Trial Division of Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Court delivered judgment in six cases involving trademarks for...

Tags: china, criminal prosecution, fruit, Infringement, labels, Trademark, trademark infringement

Swedish supreme court: Trademark infringement is not a crime for which “the nature of the crime” motivates imprisonment

By AWA | Posted on October 24, 2014

It is rather well-known that a trademark infringement may result in claims for damages. On the other hand, the awareness is probably not as high about the risk for an individual to end up in jail for the very same violation. The extent to which the latter should happen was the question to be decided...

Tags: Supreme Court, sweden, trademark infringement

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