Court: Beijing Intellectual Property Court

Beijing IP Court provides clarification on applying parallel import defence

The Beijing IP Court has determined that a prior relationship between Beijing Sanfo and X-Bionic AG did not establish the relationship necessary to constitute a parallel import defence.

28 August 2024

Legal Updates you may have missed: fashion and luxury’s latest courtroom wins

The second instalment in our series highlighting Legal Updates you may have missed explores recent successes for Canada Goose, Hermès, Lacoste and Skechers.

12 July 2024

Lacoste v Cartelo: a landmark case clarifying the rules on confusion and co-existence

A change in marketing strategy may destroy the distinct market perceptions that previously enabled the marks’ co-existence, thus leading to a likelihood of confusion and association.

17 May 2024