Chinese Fruit Company Secures UK Trademark Victory in Pear-Name Dispute

If a trademark is likened to a fruit's "identity card," then the "Mountain Pear" and "Yu Lu Fragrant Pear" trademarks held by a Chinese fruit company, referred to as Company X International, are

Geely's "Wing" Logo Triggers Lawsuit: Aston Martin Appeals to the UK High Court

In April 2026, a rare trademark lawsuit pitting "a company against its shareholder" commenced at the High Court in London. The claimant is British ultra-luxury sports car brand Aston Martin, while

Refurbished Huawei Switches Sold as New Resulted in RMB 20 Million Compensation

In April 2026, the Beijing High People’s Court released the 2025 Beijing Court Typical Intellectual Property Protection Cases, which included the “Refurbished Switches Resale Trademark Infringement

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Goelia Won the First Trademark Infringement Dispute in E-Commerce

Recently, Goelia Co., (Goelia) a women fashion clothing brand in Guangzhou, won Hangzhou Yapin Trading Co. Ltd.(Yapin) for malicious trademark infringement in the final judgment after two years

When Brands Go Bad

strong, protectable trademark: 1.Conduct a Trademark Clearance Search Start with a trademark clearance search to make sure that your brand is not already taken. You can conduct the first wave yourself

Trademark Dispute Arising from Indistinct Trademark Classification

Alibaba accuses cryptocurrency company of TM infringement

Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba has accused a Dubai-based cryptocurrency company of operating an “unlawful scheme to misappropriate” Alibaba’s renowned brand name. In a trademark infringement

Brexit agreement paves way for new unregistered design right, addresses treatment of trademarks

trademark attorney at UK IP firm HGF, observes that “there is still no agreement on whether this will be automatic and free of charge, which is European Commissions desired outcome. However, what this

P&G tries to trademark LOL and WTF for cleaning goods

Consumer goods company Procter & Gamble (P&G) is attempting to trademark acronyms including LOL and WTF for household and personal care goods. In April this year, P&G, the owner of household brands