Trademark

Retail Asia20/12/2019

A Chinese court has ruled Japanese retailer Muji must pay RMB626,000 (US$89,000) and apologize to a local firm after losing a trademark-infringement case, according to the South China Morning Post Muji had appealed a 2017 ruling finding against its use of a trademark currently held by Beijing Cottonfield Textile Corp, which was registered four years […]

Retail Asia24/06/2019

Fashion label Supreme has won a fight against a copycat company using a similar brand name in Mainland China. According to records from the China Trade Mark Office (CTMO), Supreme Italia, the counterfeit business, has lost its registered trademarks in China relating to ITSupremeNow. The copycat Chinese business has long been a thorn in the […]

Retail Asia29/05/2019

Hong Kong Customs has seized 55,000 items of fake goods destined for the US during a three-month campaign to combat cross-border counterfeiting. The haul, some of which is shown in the accompanying photograph, included trainer, apparel, mobile phones and accessories, handbags and Beats-branded headphones. Customs officers estimated the value of the haul to be about […]

Retail Asia16/04/2019

Hong Kong Customs seized about 1300 fake branded items with a street value estimated at $600,000 during Stanley retail raids yesterday. The raid followed an earlier patrol where officers found suspected counterfeit goods were being sold at retail shops in the seaside suburb. The goods seized included handbags, leather products and clothing. A Customs spokesperson […]

Retail Asia28/01/2019

Jollibee Foods has confirmed it is taking legal action against a copycat restaurant in China. A recent Facebook post which went viral featuring the Chinese restaurant – named JoyRulBee – drew much attention among internet users in the Philippines, after a Filipino couple travelling in Guangxi spotted the the familiar mascot and documented the knockoff. […]

Retail Asia24/01/2019

French luxury group LVMH is suing a wine merchant in Hong Kong over an alleged trademark infringement.bThe plaintiffs are suing over a wine range named “XLV”, established in collaboration between Cuvee XLV French Wine and Quentin-Louis, the son of fifth generation family member Xavier-Louis Vuitton. During a January 16 hearing in the High Court, LVMH […]

Retail Asia14/01/2019

Samsung Electronics grabbed the No. 2 spot in U.S. patent grants among global corporate giants in 2018, industry data showed Thursday. Samsung Electronics, the world’s top smartphone and memory chip maker, received 5,850 U.S. patent grants last year, up 13 from the previous year, according to the data from IFI Claims Patent Services, provider of […]

Retail Asia07/11/2018

Jimmy Choo is taking a preemptive strike at some potential competition. Xianjie Zhu, a 19-year-old from Guangdong Province in China, goes by Jerry Chu at Central Saint Martins, where he’s a fashion student specialising in menswear. Last year, at the recommendation of his father, he applied to register his English name in Beijing in case he […]

Retail Asia16/10/2018

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Alfred Dunhill has announced it has won a major victory in a long-running trademark battle in China. In a ground-breaking decision, the luxury brand has been awarded RMB 10 million (USD 1.47 million) after the Foshan Intermediate People’s Court, Guangdong Province, ruled that rival menswear brand Danhuoli was guilty of both trademark infringement and unfair […]

Retail Asia08/10/2018

Airwair International Ltd, the company that makes Dr. Martens, is suing Yoox-Net-A-Porter Group for selling shoes that, it claims, look too much like its iconic lace-up boots. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, alleges trademark infringement, trademark dilution and unfair competition which first reported the story. Dr. Martens is reportedly calling for a […]

Retail Asia14/06/2018

World-famous designer Christian Louboutin has won a legal battle to protect his brand’s distinctive red soles. In 2012, Louboutin sued rival firm Van Haren for selling high-heeled shoes with scarlet soles, reports bbc.com. Under EU law, companies cannot trademark common shapes of products such as the soles of shoes and Van Haren argued that applying […]

Retail Asia13/12/2016

Following a four-year legal battle over a trademark dispute, US basketballer Michael Jordan now owns his Chinese name. China’s highest court has decided in his favour against Chinese sportswear maker Qiaodan Sports. Its name, pronounced “Cheeow-dan”, is a transliteration of “Jordan” in Mandarin, and the company was selling its own shoes and sportswear with Qiaodan […]

Retail Asia06/02/2016

There is Samsung of South Korea, Sony of Japan, BMW of Germany and IKEA of Indonesia. Wait! IKEA of Indonesia? Yes, at least in Indonesia, if not worldwide. Furniture giant IKEA, founded in Sweden in 1943, has lost a trademark dispute in Indonesia after the country’s highest court agreed the name was owned by a […]

Tag: Trademark

Muji loses Chinese trademark infringement case

Supreme wins China trademark battle

Customs seizes $7 million worth of fake goods

Counterfeit goods seized in Stanley retail raids

Jollibee to sue Chinese copycat

LVMH sues Hong Kong merchant over XLV wine range

Samsung ranks second in 2018 U.S. patent grants

Jimmy Choo takes trademark action against Chu

Major trade mark victory for Alfred Dunhill in China

Dr. Martens maker sues online retailer Yoox over lookalike boots

Red soles are Christian Louboutin’s trademark

Michael Jordan wins trademark dispute

Furniture giant IKEA loses its trademark dispute in SC in Indonesia