Domain name registration

By King & Wood Mallesons’ Trademark Group

WeiChai Power Co. Ltd. (“WeiChai Co. Ltd.”) has been using “WeiChai” as their well-known company name and trademark. WeiChai Co. Ltd. filed a complaint at the Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center against SHENZHEN PANGU INVESTMENT GUARANTEE CO. LTD. (later changes its name to GUO ZHONG CO. LTD.) for their registered “weichai.cn.” domain name. On 30 January 2011, the Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center ruled that the domain name should be transferred to WeiChai Co. Ltd. Dissatisfied with the ruling, GUO ZHONG CO. LTD. initiated a civil action before the Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court,
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