At the end of the year 2019, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China (“SPC”) made a retrial judgment on administrative dispute over the invalidation request against the renowned liquor brand “Jiang Xiao Bai”.
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“江小白”商标无效宣告案入选2019年最高院知识产权案件年度报告典型案例
2019年底，最高人民法院就知名白酒品牌“江小白”商标无效宣告行政纠纷案作出再审判决。金杜助力重庆江小白酒业有限公司（“江小白公司”）扭转二审不利局势，获得再审胜诉。
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Securing Electronic Data Evidence in IP Cases under the New Evidence Provisions
The New Evidence Provisions has 89 amended or new provisions, and one of its significant improvements is the rules of electronic data. This note will provide an overview on the new rules related to electronic data evidence, alternatives of securing electronic data under the New Evidence Provisions, and our recommendations.
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从证据新规看电子数据证据在诉讼中的应用
2019年12月发布的《最高人民法院关于民事诉讼证据的若干规定》则总结了实践中电子数据证据的审查经验，与时俱进，对电子数据证据进行了细化规定，为利用电子数据证据公平高效查明事实提供了指导。
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Case Study of Invalidation against “迪赛 (DiSai in Pinyin) ”: Application and Protection of Transliteration Trademarks in China
Our client, a Chinese garment enterprise, owns the registered trademark “DEICAE” and its corresponding Chinese trademark “迪赛(DiSai in Pinyin)”. DIESEL S.P.A, a famous Italian garment enterprise, filed an invalidation application against the Chinese trademark “迪赛” of our client, arguing that “迪赛” is similar to its prior trademark “DIESEL”, and thus the disputed mark “迪赛” shall be invalidated.
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从“迪赛”无效宣告案看外文音译商标的申请和保护
作者：林久初 张家绮 金杜律师事务所
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我们客户是一家中国服装企业，名下有英文“DEICAE”和其对应的“迪赛”注册商标。一家著名的意大利服装企业DIESEL S.P.A，对我们客户中文“迪赛”商标提起无效宣告请求，认为我们客户的“迪赛”商标与其在先“DIESEL”商标构成近似。
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KWM assisted Italian luxury brand Bvlgari to win trademark infringement & unfair competition suit with well-known trademark recognition
By King and Wood Mallesons
On 31 December 2019, Guangdong People’s Higher Court made its ruling on the trademark infringement and unfair competition civil suit between Italian luxury brand Bvlgari and Hunan Taskin Investment Co. Ltd, etc., recognizing the former’s “BVLGARI 宝格丽” mark under Reg. No. 3811212 for “accessories (jewelry); watches” a well-known trademark, and consequently holding the defendant’s use of “宝格丽 (Bvlgari in Chinese characters)” and “宝格丽公寓 (Bvlgari Residential Building in Chinese characters)” in a prominent manner on commercial properties the defendant developed and on the promotional materials thereof constitute infringement against Bvlgari’s aforementioned trademark registration.
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金杜成功代理意大利奢侈品牌宝格丽在商标侵权及不正当竞争案中胜诉并获驰名商标认定
本案是其“BVLGARI宝格丽”商标首次在民事侵权案件中被中国法院认定为驰名商标。此次认定“BVLGARI宝格丽”商标可以跨类至不动产服务领域获得驰名商标保护，对宝格丽在中国大陆的品牌维护和商业发展将产生积极、影响的深远。
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CNIPA’s Handling of Trademark Enforcement Obstacles in the New Coronavirus Epidemic
On January 28, 2020, the China National Intellectual Property Administration(CNIPA) issued a notice named the Matters Concerning the Term of Patents, Trademarks, and Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Affected by the Epidemic.
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CINIPA started to publish the trademark opposition decisions online
On February 18, 2020, the Trademark Office(TM office) of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued a notice named Online Publication of the Decisions on Trademark Oppositions.
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