Recently, Guangzhou IP Court ruled on its first trademark infringement and unfair competition case regarding parallel import, in which it found such acts should neither constitute trademark infringement nor unfair competition.
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1st Civil Case Recognizing Well-known Trademark on Similar Goods
By Dang Zhe, He Shijia King & Wood Mallesons’ IP group
Recently, the KWM IP litigation team, on behalf of Deere & Company, won the final trial of a lawsuit involving trademark infringement and unfair competition. The defendants were John Deere (Beijing) Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd and other two.
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MIIT Finalizes Rules Governing Competition in Internet Industry
By Susan Ning and Yun Wang
On 29 December 2011, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ("MIIT") finally promulgated the Various Provisions on Regulating the Order of Internet Information Service Market ("Rules"). Viewed by many as been driven by the QQ/360 disputes in late 2010, the Rules mainly set out the code of conducts for an internet information service provider ("IISP") vis-à-vis its competitors and consumers. The Rules also create a dispute resolution mechanism between IISPs.Continue Reading MIIT Finalizes Rules Governing Competition in Internet Industry
MIIT Issues Revised Draft Rules Governing Competition in Internet Industry
By Susan Ning and Yin Ranran
On 27 July 2011, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ("MIIT") issued for public comments draft rules entitled Provisions on Administration of Internet Information Services (Draft for Comments) ("Draft Rules").
The Draft Rules are based on an earlier draft entitled Interim Rules for Supervision and Management of Internet Information Service Market ("Interim Rules") released by MIIT on 12 January 2011.1 The Draft Rules mainly set out the code of conducts for an internet information service provider ("IISP") vis-à-vis its competitors and consumers.
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