Michael Jordan: Protect Your Name in China Early
After eight years of lawsuit, the NBA legend, Michael Jordan won a hard battle against Qiaodan Sports Co., Ltd. ("Qiaodan Sports") in China. The Supreme People's Court of the PRC (the "SPC") overturned the lower courts' decisions and ruled in favour of him in the invalidation proceedings against the mark (Reg. No. 6020578) (the "Disputed Trademark") registered by Qiaodan Sports in Class 25.
New Balance: Success Case on Unfair Competition
The Shanghai Pudong People's Court (the "Court") recently issued a decision in favour of New Balance in its unfair competition lawsuit with the Chinese athletic company, New Barlun (China) Co Ltd ("New Balance"), awarding it damages of RMB 10.8 million (approx. US$ 1.5 million) for unauthorized use of stylized "N" letter on its shoes by New Barlun.
