Le Coq Sportif ousts copycats

2010-11-22

The Supreme People’s Court sealed the battle between Ningbo Le Coq Sportif Company and Xiamen Goldrooster Sporting Goods Company and Jinjiang Morike Shoes Company, rejecting the appeal of the two companies.

Two years ago, Le Coq Sportif Company found that the two companies and a distributor surname Li in Wenzhou used a trademark similar to rooster figure of Le Coq Sportif on their sporting goods and packages. Le Coq Sportif then sued the 3 companies for trademark infringement. On April 7, 2009, Wenzhou Intermediate Court held the three plaintiffs’ acts of using a trademark similar to Le Coq Sportif are enough to mislead and confuse consumers, and ordered them to indemnify 80,000 yuan in damages and remove an impact. The two companies then appealed to the Zhejiang Higher Court on April 12, 2010, and the court also maintained the decision of Wenzhou Intermediate Court. The disgruntled two companies challenged the decision and then petitioned the Supreme Court to hear the case, which would later make the decision above. (by Zhang Di/Yang Yi)

From:CHINA REPORT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

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