50 Typical Intellectual Property Cases in Chinese Courts in 2015

1、 Intellectual Property Civil Cases

（1） Patent infringement dispute cases

1. Application for retrial of the dispute between Liu Hongbin and Beijing Jinglianfa CNC Technology Co., Ltd. and Tianwei Sichuan Silicon Industry Co., Ltd. over the infringement of utility model patent rights [Supreme People's Court (2015) Minshenzi No. 1070 Civil Ruling]

2. Shanghai Xingkete Automobile Sales Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Shizhiyuan Automobile Sales Co., Ltd. Appeal Case for Infringement of Appearance Design Patent Rights [Tianjin Higher People's Court (2014) Jingaomin Sanzhong Zi No. 19 Civil Judgment]

3. Huawei Technology Co., Ltd., ZTE Communication Co., Ltd., and Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co., Ltd. Appeal Case for Infringement of Invention Patent Rights Dispute [Zhejiang Higher People's Court (2014) Zhejiang Zhizhong Zi No. 161 Civil Judgment]

4. Case of Appeal on the Dispute over Invention Patent Infringement between Shaanxi Yinhe Fire Technology Equipment Co., Ltd. and Shandong Tianhe Fire Vehicle Equipment Co., Ltd. [Shandong Higher People's Court (2015) Lu Min San Zhong Zi No. 151 Civil Judgment]

5. Wuhan Kelan Jinli Building Materials Co., Ltd. and Wuhan Huangpi District Water Conservancy Construction and Installation Engineering Co., Ltd., Wuhan Jiuzhou Xing Construction Group Co., Ltd., and Ruan Yonghong's Dispute over Infringement of Invention Patent Rights [Wuhan Intermediate People's Court of Hubei Province (2014) E Wuhan Zhongzhi Chu Zi No. 8 Civil Judgment]

6. Case of Dispute over Invention Patent Infringement between Gansu Zhongshun Petrochemical Engineering Equipment Co., Ltd., Zunyi Guangli Environmental Protection Engineering Co., Ltd., and Yunnan Chihong Zinc Germanium Co., Ltd. [Kunming Intermediate People's Court of Yunnan Province (2014) Kunzhi Minchu Zi No. 384 Civil Judgment]

（2） Trademark infringement, contract and other disputes

7. Reexamination of the Dispute over Trademark Infringement between Pujiang Yahuan Lock Industry Co., Ltd. and Les Burglar Products International Co., Ltd. [Supreme People's Court (2014) Civil Judgment No. 38]

8. Reexamination of the Dispute over Trademark Infringement between Ningbo Guangtian Saikesi Hydraulic Co., Ltd. and Shao Wenjun [Supreme People's Court (2014) Civil Judgment No. 168]

9. Application for Reexamination of the Dispute over the Trademark Agency Contract between Damin Food (Zhangzhou) Co., Ltd. and Beijing Xinhuashang Intellectual Property Agency Co., Ltd. and Fu Fuchun [Supreme People's Court (2015) Minshenzi Civil Ruling No. 1272]

10. Case of Trademark Infringement Dispute between Guangzhou Ruichi Computer Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Xiaoju Technology Co., Ltd. [Civil Judgment of Haidian District People's Court (2014) Haimin (Zhi) Chu Zi No. 21033]

11. Han Jing and Harbin Baoda Home Economics Co., Ltd. Infringement of Trademark Rights Dispute Appeal Case [Heilongjiang Provincial Higher People's Court (2015) Heizhi Zhong Zi No. 9 Civil Judgment]

12. Victoria's Secret Store Brand Management Company and Shanghai Maisi Investment Management Co., Ltd. Infringement of Trademark Rights and Unfair Competition Dispute Appeal Case [Shanghai Higher People's Court (2014) Hu Gao Min San (Zhi) Zhong Zi No. 104 Civil Judgment]

13. Case of Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition Dispute Appeal between Kaidefu International Trade (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Kuaisheng Pipeline System (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Ousu Trading Co., Ltd. [Shanghai Intellectual Property Court (2015) Hu Zhi Min Zhong Zi No. 161 Civil Judgment]

14. Appeal Case for Trademark Infringement Dispute between Shanghai Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Changjia Jinfeng Power Machinery Co., Ltd. [Jiangsu Higher People's Court (2015) Su Zhi Min Zhong Zi No. 00036 Civil Judgment]

15. Application for Reexamination of Dispute over Infringement of Trademark Exclusive Rights between Nanjing Tongzhou Intellectual Property Office Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Provincial Radio and Television General Station and Changjiang Long New Media Co., Ltd. [Jiangsu Provincial High People's Court (2015) Su Shen San Zhi Min Shen Zi No. 00001 Civil Ruling]

16.3M Company, 3M China Co., Ltd., Changzhou Huawei New Materials Co., Ltd. and other trademark infringement disputes appeal case [Zhejiang Higher People's Court (2015) Zhejiang Zhizhong Zi No. 152 Civil Judgment]

17. Yantai Changyu Caster Winery Co., Ltd., Shanghai Caster Winery Co., Ltd., and Li Daozhi Confirmed Non Infringement of Trademark Rights Dispute Appeal Case [Shandong Provincial High People's Court (2013) Lu Min San Zhong Zi No. 155 Civil Judgment]

18. Appeal Case of Sanquan Food Co., Ltd. and Shandong Weihai Pengdeli Food Co., Ltd. Confirming Non Infringement of Trademark Rights Dispute [Henan Higher People's Court (2015) Yufazhiminzhong Zi No. 62 Civil Judgment]

19. Appeal Case of Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition Dispute between China Hong Kong China Travel Service Group Corporation and Zhangjiajie China Hong Kong International Travel Service Co., Ltd. [Hunan Higher People's Court (2015) Xianggao Famin Sanzhong Zi No. 4 Civil Judgment]

20. Case of Infringement of Trademark Rights and Unfair Competition Dispute between France's Pierre Faber Skin Care Cosmetics Co., Ltd. and Changsha Huiji E-commerce Co., Ltd. [Civil Judgment No. 280 of Changsha Intermediate People's Court (2015)]

21. Appeal Case for Trademark Infringement Dispute between Zhuhai Gree Electric Appliances Co., Ltd., Guangdong Midea Refrigeration Equipment Co., Ltd., and Zhuhai Taifeng Electric Industry Co., Ltd. [Guangdong Provincial High People's Court (2015) Yue Gao Fa Min San Zhong Zi No. 145 Civil Judgment]

22. Nanning Xinhua Bookstore Co., Ltd. and China Xinhua Bookstore Association Confirmed Non Infringement of Trademark Rights Dispute Appeal Case [Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Higher People's Court (2015) Guimin Sanzhong Zi No. 58 Civil Judgment]

23. Appeal Case for Trademark Infringement Dispute between Sichuan Gulin Lang Distillery Co., Ltd. and Zhang Xiaoli [Chongqing Higher People's Court (2015) Yu Gao Fa Min Zhong Zi No. 00509 Civil Judgment]

24. Appeal Case for Trademark Infringement Dispute between Xinjiang Nongyangyang International Trade Co., Ltd. and Xinjiang Agricultural Materials (Group) Co., Ltd. [Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Higher People's Court (2015) Xinmin Sanzhong Zi No. 16 Civil Ruling]

（3） Copyright infringement and ownership dispute cases

25. Appeal Case for Copyright Infringement Dispute between Shenzhen Mengshiqi Trading Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Ninghe County Ze'an Trading Co., Ltd. [Tianjin Higher People's Court (2015) Jinggaomin Sanzhong Zi No. 18 Civil Judgment]

26. Appeal Case of Copyright Infringement Dispute between Changchun Publishing Media Group Co., Ltd. and Jilin University Press Co., Ltd. [Jilin Provincial Higher People's Court (2015) Jimin Sanzhi Zhong Zi No. 68 Civil Judgment]

27. Case of Copyright Infringement Dispute between Fu Min and Jilin Audiovisual Publishing House Co., Ltd. and Wuxi Dangdangwang Information Technology Co., Ltd. [Civil Judgment No. 39 of Wuxi Intermediate People's Court (2015)]

28. Appeal Case for Copyright Infringement Dispute between Fujian Qiaolong Special Purpose Vehicle Co., Ltd. and Chen Meng [Fujian Provincial Higher People's Court (2015) Min Min Zhong Zi No. 990 Civil Judgment]

29. Appeal Case of Beijing Navigation Interactive Network Technology Co., Ltd., Hubei Broadcasting and Television Station, and Wuhan Zhuoxin Interactive Information Technology Co., Ltd. for Infringement of Computer Software Copyright and Unfair Competition Dispute [Hubei Provincial High People's Court (2015) Emin Sanzhong Zi No. 618 Civil Judgment]

30. Appeal Case for Copyright Infringement Dispute between Zhongshan Shangfang Network Technology Co., Ltd. and Zhongshan Storm Technology Co., Ltd. [Civil Judgment No. 197 of Zhongshan Intermediate People's Court of Guangdong Province (2015) Zhong Zhong Fa Zhi Min Zhong Zi]

31. Reexamination of the Dispute over Copyright Infringement between Dong Huangming and Guilin Xiling Cultural Communication Advertising Co., Ltd. and Li Shibin [Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Higher People's Court (2015) Guiminti Zi No. 118 Civil Judgment]

32. Chongqing Shimao Technology Co., Ltd., Chongqing Soding Technology Co., Ltd., and Lv Xiaobo Computer Software Copyright Infringement Case [Chongqing Yubei District People's Court (2014) Yubei Faminchu Zi No. 5772 Civil Judgment]

33. Case of Copyright Infringement Dispute between Hong Fuyuan, Deng Chunxiang, Guizhou Wufufang Food Co., Ltd., and Guizhou Jincai Ethnic Culture R&D Co., Ltd. [Civil Judgment No. 17 of the Intermediate People's Court of Guiyang City, Guizhou Province (2015)]

34. Case of Copyright Infringement Dispute between Zhou Liying and Wang Liyun [Kunming Intermediate People's Court of Yunnan Province (2015) Kunzhi Minchu Zi No. 117 Civil Judgment]

（4） Cases of unfair competition, monopoly, integrated circuit layout design, and disputes over new plant varieties

35. Decision on the retrial and punishment of unfair competition disputes between Jiangsu Elephant East Asia Paint Co., Ltd. and Guangdong China Resources Paint Co., Ltd. [Supreme People's Court (2014) Min Ti Zi No. 196-1, 196-2 Punishment Decision]

36. Application for retrial of the dispute between Shandong Denghai Xianfeng Seed Industry Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Nongfeng Seed Industry Co., Ltd., and Shanxi Dafeng Seed Industry Co., Ltd. over the infringement of plant new variety rights [Supreme People's Court (2015) Minshenzi No. 2633 Civil Ruling]

37. Case of Dispute over the Unauthorized Use of Famous Commodity Unique Names, Packaging, Decoration, False Propaganda, and Unauthorized Use of Others' Enterprise Names by Karoochi Company, Karoochi Footwear (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Xiamen Karoochi Trading Co., Ltd., and Karoochi (Jinjiang) Trading Co., Ltd. [Shanghai Second Intermediate People's Court (2013) Hu Er Zhong Min Wu (Zhi) Chu Zi No. 172, 173, 174 Civil Judgments]

38. Case of Zhejiang Taobao Network Co., Ltd., Shanghai Zaihe Network Technology Co., Ltd., and Zaixin Software (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Applying for Pre litigation Suspension of Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights Dispute [Shanghai Pudong New Area People's Court (2015) Pujinzi No. 1 Civil Ruling]

39. The Appeal Case of Unfair Competition Dispute between Ningbo Changxiang Software Co., Ltd. and Ningbo Zhongyuan Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Ningbo Zhongsheng Information Technology Co., Ltd. [Zhejiang Provincial Higher People's Court (2015) Zhejiang Zhizhong Zi No. 71 Civil Judgment]

40. Wei Zhangli and Xie Jiaxing maliciously filed a dispute over intellectual property litigation and liability for damages [Civil Judgment No. 65 of the People's Court of Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province (2015)]

41. Appeal Case of Unfair Competition Dispute between COFCO Group Co., Ltd. and Tongcheng City COFCO Furun Meat Industry Co., Ltd. and Anhui Haiyilang Food Co., Ltd. [Anhui Higher People's Court (2015) Anhui Min San Zhong Zi No. 00065 Civil Judgment]

42. Case of Appeal on the Dispute over the Unauthorized Use of Unique Packaging and Decoration of Famous Commodities by Guangzhou Light Industry and Trade Group Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Hutou Battery Group Co., Ltd., and Linyi Huatai Battery Co., Ltd. [Guangdong Provincial High People's Court (2104) Yue Gao Fa Min San Zhong Zi No. 100 Civil Judgment]

43. Case of Appeal on the Dispute between Nanjing Weimeng Electronics Co., Ltd. and Quanxin Electronic Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. over the Exclusive Rights of Integrated Circuit Layout [Guangdong Higher People's Court (2014) Yue Gao Fa Min San Zhong Zi No. 1231 Civil Judgment]

44. Li Weiguo and China Telecom Shaanxi Branch and China Telecom Xi'an Branch Monopoly Pricing and Bundling Transaction Dispute Case [Xi'an Intermediate People's Court of Shaanxi Province (2015) Xi Zhong Min Si Chu Zi No. 261 Civil Judgment]

2、 Intellectual Property Administrative Cases

（1） Patent administrative cases

45. Li Xiaole, the Patent Reexamination Committee of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, Guo Wei, Shenyang Tianzheng Transmission and Transformation Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Shenyang Tianzheng Power Transmission and Transformation Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. re adjudicated the administrative dispute over the invalidity of the invention patent right [the Supreme People's Court (2014) XTZ No. 17 Administrative Judgment]

（2） Trademark administrative cases

46. Application for retrial of administrative dispute over trademark opposition review between Guizhou Laishijia Liquor Co., Ltd., the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and China Kweichow Moutai Moutai Distillery (Group) Co., Ltd. [Supreme People's Court (2015) Zhi Xing Zi No. 115 Administrative Ruling]

47. Application for Reexamination of Administrative Dispute over Trademark Objection between Beijing Fuliansheng Shoes Co., Ltd. and the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, as well as Beijing Neiliansheng Shoes Co., Ltd. [Administrative Ruling Letter of the Supreme People's Court (2015) No. 116]

48. Xiong Kesheng and Wuhan Jiang'an District Administration for Industry and Commerce, Wuhan Cailinji Trading Co., Ltd. Industrial and Commercial Administrative Penalty Dispute Appeal Case [Wuhan Intermediate People's Court of Hubei Province (2015) E Wuhan Zhong Zhi Xing Zhong Zi No. 1 Administrative Judgment]

3、 Intellectual Property Criminal Cases

49. Case of Guo Mingsheng, Guo Mingfeng, and Sun Shubiao Counterfeiting Registered Trademarks [Criminal Judgment No. 4 of the Intermediate People's Court of Suqian City, Jiangsu Province (2015)]

50. Weng Cunxing's Crime of Infringement of Copyright [Criminal Judgment of Gulou District People's Court in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province (2014) No. 461 Guo Xing Chu Zi]