Markor International Home Furnishings Co Ltd recently made a request to the Shanghai Intellectual Property Administration for the settlement of a patent infringement dispute with Shanghai Youhome Furniture Co Ltd.
A law-enforcement inspection was carried out by Shanghai Municipal Administration for Market Supervision on July 29, 2020 on Shanghai Hugui Intellectual Property Agency Co Ltd, which was found to be illegally engaged in the business of a patent agency.
The plaintiff – German engineering and manufacturing giant Siemens AG – in September 2018 purchased six switch products from the Aqara series on online market Tmall.
In October 2018, the Shanghai Public Security Bureau found that a brand called LEPIN had been copying assembly toy designs by Danish toymaker LEGO and selling them on e-commerce platforms such as Taobao and JD.
The Shanghai Municipal Market Supervision and Administration Bureau initiated investigations into illegal activities based on a notice from the CNIPA on the rejection of epidemic-related trademarks.
The trademark of Bordeaux is a geographical indication collective trademark that has been registered by the Bordeaux Wine Council in France and the exclusive right is valid until July 20, 2027.
The petitioner Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd obtained the design patent named "Motor" on June 25, 2014 and the patent number is ZL201330488292.4. The patent right was legal and valid when the petitioner filed a request for adjudication over an infringement dispute.
Fourteen people from influential video portal YYeTs, which offered over 20,000 overseas films and television series with Chinese subtitles, were detained recently for copyright infringement, the Shanghai Public Security Bureau said on Feb 3.