Top 10 Intellectual Property Cases in Chinese Courts in 2015

1、 Intellectual Property Civil Cases

1. Confirmation of non infringement of Honda's exterior design patent rights and compensation for damages

Shijiazhuang Shuanghuan Automobile Co., Ltd. and Honda Technology Research Industry Co., Ltd. Confirmed Non Infringement of Patent Rights and Compensation Dispute Appeal Case [Supreme People's Court (2014) Min San Zhong Zi No. 7 Civil Judgment]

2. Patent infringement case for the appearance design of "handheld shower nozzle"

Reexamination of the Dispute over the Infringement of Design Patent Rights between Gaoyi Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Jianlong Bathroom Co., Ltd. [Supreme People's Court (2015) Civil Judgment No. 23]

3. E-commerce platform bears joint liability for patent infringement cases

Weihai Jiayi Baked Household Appliances Co., Ltd., Yongkang Jinshide Industry and Trade Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Tmall Network Co., Ltd. Appeal Case for Infringement of Invention Patent Rights [Zhejiang Higher People's Court (2015) Zhejiang Zhizhong Zi No. 186 Civil Judgment]

4. Case of Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition by "Star River Bay"

Reexamination of the Dispute over Trademark Infringement and Unfair Competition between Guangzhou Xinghewan Industrial Development Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Hongfu Real Estate Co., Ltd., and Jiangsu Weifu Group Construction and Development Co., Ltd. [Civil Judgment No. 102 of the Supreme People's Court (2013)]

5. Non infringement case of prior use of "Qihang postgraduate entrance examination"

Beijing Zhongchuang Dongfang Education Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Haidian District Qihang Examination and Training School, and Beijing Qihang Century Technology Development Co., Ltd. Infringement of Trademark Rights Dispute Appeal Case [Beijing Intellectual Property Court (2015) Jingzhi Minzhong Zi No. 588 Civil Judgment]

6. Case of "Picasso" Trademark License Use Contract

Shanghai Paflo Cultural Products Co., Ltd., Shanghai Yixiang Cultural Products Co., Ltd., and Picasso International Enterprise Co., Ltd. Trademark Use License Contract Dispute Appeal Case [Shanghai Higher People's Court (2014) Hu Gao Min San (Zhi) Zhong Zi No. 117 Civil Judgment]

7. Qiong Yao v. Yu Zheng Case

Appeal Case of Copyright Infringement Dispute between Chen Zhe and Yu Zheng et al. [Beijing Higher People's Court (2015) Gao Min (Zhi) Zhong Zi No. 1039 Civil Judgment]

8. Case involving injunction in the lawsuit of "World of Warcraft" online game

Blizzard Entertainment Co., Ltd., Shanghai NetEase Network Technology Development Co., Ltd. v. Chengdu Qiyou Technology Co., Ltd. and other copyright infringement and unfair competition disputes in the injunction case [Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court (2015) Yue Zhi Fa Zhu Min Chu Zi 2-1, (2015) Yue Zhi Fa Shang Min Chu Zi 2-1 Civil Ruling]

2、 Intellectual Property Administrative Cases

9. Administrative Dispute over the Invalidation of the Patent Right for the Invention of "Atorvastatin"

The retrial case of the administrative dispute over the invalidation of the invention patent between Wolney Lambert Co., Ltd. and the Patent Reexamination Committee of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, Beijing Jialin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Zhang Chu [the Supreme People's Court (2014) XTZ No. 8 Administrative Judgment]

3、 Intellectual Property Criminal Cases

10. Counterfeit Seasoning Registered Trademark Case

Case of Defendant Zhang Sheng and Zou Li Counterfeiting Registered Trademarks, Defendant Wang Weibao Selling Illegally Manufactured Registered Trademark Marks [Hubei Provincial Higher People's Court (2015) Ezhixingzhong Zi No. 1 Criminal Ruling]