The cases, listed below, were published on the Court’s website on April 21. They range from a criminal case involving passing off of registered trade marks to a claim of copyright infringement by Porsche.
The court publishes a list of top 10 IP cases annually that it believes have helped develop IP case law in mainland China. At the same time, the Court has also published a wider list of what it deems the 50 landmark IP cases in 2008.
The translation below has been provided by China Law & Practice magazine, a sister publication of Managing IP.
Civil cases concerning IP rights (seven cases)
1. Porsche AG v Beijing TechArt Automotive Sales & Service Co, Ltd, an appeal case of infringement of copyright and related rights (final judgment of the Beijing Municipal Higher People’s Court (2008), civil judgment...