Chinese Case Report

Courts To Help Govts Reduce Protests

From China Daily: Courts across the country will step up efforts to help local governments cope with an increasing number of mass incidents involving disputes over wages and management amid the economic downturn, the Supreme People’s Court (SP...
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IQ Biometrix, Inc. v. Perfect World Entertainment

Perfect World Entertainment, the maker of one of China's biggest virtual worlds, has been accused of patent infringement. In a complaint filed last week, IQ Biometrix, Inc. alleges the fantasy-based virtual world Perfect World, operated by Perfect Wo...
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L'OREAL v. Hangzhou L'OIYIR Cosmetics and Shanghai Meilianni Cosmetics

The Nantong Intermediate People's Court entered into the first-instance judgment on the trademark dispute over L'OREAL and 欧莱雅 (L'OREAL's Chinese version), ordering defendants Hangzhou L'OIYIR Cosmetics and Shanghai Meilianni Cosmetics to cease...
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Kaixin001.com v. Oak Pacific (Unfair Competition)

Chinese social networking service website Kaixin001.com has sued Oak Pacific Interactive, which previously launched a similar website as that of Kaixin001.com, for unfair competition and the case has been accepted by Beijing Second Intermediate Peopl...
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The9 v. Blizzard Entertainment (Online Game)

According to information from Shanghai's court website, Chinese online game operator The9 is targeting the American game developer Blizzard Entertainment in two lawsuits which involve property loss compensation and commercial defamation, respectively...
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Husband and wife sue mistress for 330,000 yuan in “lover’s fees”

When the affair’s over, husband and wife sue . . . Mistress required to pay 330,000 yuan “lover’s fee” . . . Court decides that any payment made with a husband and wife’s common property that was not commonly decided is null and void A...
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Castrol Ltd v. Yao Yuxin, USA Jiashiduo Int'l Petroleum Group (Hong Kong) Ltd

Castrol Ltd is seeking 1 million yuan (US$146,413) from a private company owner for infringing its trademark and company name. The producer of lubricating oil is also asking for a public apology and a promise of no more infringements by Yao Yuxin, ...
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Arnold Palmer Enterprises v. Zhejiang Guoao Textile Company

Henan High People's Court heard an unfair competition dispute concerning the Umbrella logo. The contesting parties from China and the United States decided to settle eventually after the trial. Arnold Palmer Enterprises is the owner of the tradema...
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Kaixin001 v. Kaixin: Social Networking Goes to Court

The operator of one of China’s most popular social networking services, Kaixin001.com, has filed an unfair competition lawsuit against Beijing-based online entertainment company Oak Pacific Interactive, which started a competing service in October ...
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Shanghai High People's Court launched a public electronic enquiry system for litigation archive

Shanghai High People's Court launched a public electronic enquiry system for lawsuit archives on 19 May. It is reported, this is countrywide court system inside first open the electronic lawsuit file that faces social public network news serves platf...
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Health products manager admits to smuggling

THE local distributor of Phiten, a popular health product, and its Japanese general manager were accused of smuggling goods with three import agencies and avoiding 4.36 million yuan (US$636,124) in taxes at a hearing yesterday. Tanaka Yutaka, 65, g...
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China Supreme Court's Website of Illegal Act Reporting Centre Launched

The Supreme People's Court held a press conference on 6 May to announce that the website of illegal act or disciplinary breach reporting centre has been launched.To strengthening the anti-corruption campaign in judicial organs,the Supreme People's Co...
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Microsoft vs. Shanghai Dare Global Information Industry Co Ltd.

A Shanghai IT company was ordered to pay 400,000 yuan (US$58,500) to Microsoft for using pirated software, the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court ruled yesterday. Shanghai Dare Global Information Industry Co Ltd, a maker of set-top boxes, w...
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Microsoft vs. Wang Wenhua, Zhang Da'an (Criminal Case, Piracy)

China court on Microsoft case: "Serious offense" deserves tough penalty The Microsoft case involved a serious crime, a Chinese court told Xinhua on Sunday regarding its decision to jail 11 people for organized piracy of the U.S. software firm's prod...
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Wang Fei vs. Daqi.com (Internet harassment)

China court orders compensation in Internet harassment case BEIJING - A man hounded by Internet surfers has successfully sued Chinese websites for posting the blog of his wife after she committed suicide over his infidelity, state media said Thursday...
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Microsoft vs. Shanghai Dare Global Information Industry Co Ltd. A Shanghai IT company was ordered to pay 400,000 yuan (US$58,500) to Microsoft for using pirated software, the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court ruled yesterday. Shanghai Dare Global...
Microsoft vs. Wang Wenhua, Zhang Da'an (Criminal Case, Piracy) China court on Microsoft case: "Serious offense" deserves tough penalty The Microsoft case involved a serious crime, a Chinese court told Xinhua on Sunday regarding its decision to jail 11 people...
CCTV.com v. Xunlei.com (Olympic Internet Video Copyright) CCTV.com, the official website of China Central Television, has sued Xunlei.com for broadcasting unauthorized videos of the 2008 Olympic torch relay and the 2008 Spring Festival Gala. Liu Lu,...