Article 45 of China's Trademark Law establishes the system of invalidation declaration on relative grounds: where a registered trademark infringes upon another person's prior rights, the prior right holder or an interested party shall file a request for declaring the trademark invalid wi...
Recently, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court issued a first-instance judgment in the administrative dispute between Inter IKEA Systems B.V. (“IKEA”) and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (“CNIPA”) over trademark revocation review. The Court revoked the CNIPA’s...
ZF Friedrichshafen AG Won Second Instance of Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition Lawsuit in China In November 2025, the Zhejiang Provincial Higher People's Court made a final judgment on the dispute over trademark infringement and unfair competition filed by ZF Friedrichshafen...
The case of trademark infringement and unfair competition filed by Inter IKEA Systems B.V. ( “ IKEA ” ) , a world-renowned home furnishing retailer, against a home furnishing company., Yang XX and other defendants, has been successfully included in the "Typical Cases of Intellectual Prop...
Case Insight - Packaging and decoration are also "core assets." If they meet the criteria of "having certain influence" and possess source-distinguishing characteristics, they are subject to strict legal protection. Recently, the Hefei Intermediate Court and Anhui Higher Court [2025 Wan...
The Jiangsu High Court has delivered a final judgment in the case of BEABA v. Shanghai Jieqiao Industrial Co., Ltd. (‘Jieqiao’) and Shanghai Aiduo Infant Products Co., Ltd. (‘Aiduo.’), upholding the original ruling and rejecting the defendants’ appeal. The court ordered Jieqiao and Aiduo...
