Organisation: JD.com

The Supreme People’s Court’s selection of <i>Crocs v Jinjiang Jinsike Footwear</i> as one of the leading IP cases of 2015 has highlighted the resonance of the ruling. Despite Crocs' victory, the infringing goods at the centre of the dispute are still available to buy online – a reminder that court decisions are sometimes just another step in the enforcement process, rather than the end point.

20 June 2016

The 2016 INTA Annual Meeting has well and truly begun, and as event co-chairs Peter Dernbach and Rick McMurtry confirmed at today’s opening ceremonies, it is the organisation’s biggest ever. Further analysis of attendance data reveals a sharp rise in corporate attendees compared to last year’s Annual Meeting in San Diego, with many of the world’s biggest brands bringing more counsel this year.

22 May 2016

The attention of the anti-counterfeiting world is currently focused on Alibaba, with group president Michael Evans giving a keynote speech at the IACC Spring Conference this morning after a week of debate over the company’s anti-counterfeiting credentials. Adding his voice to the discussion, the CEO of Chinese online retail giant JD.com has sent an exclusive opinion piece to World Trademark Review, seeking to draw a distinction between JD.com’s approach and that of other Chinese e-commerce platforms.

19 May 2016

Alibaba chairman Jack Ma has called on rivals JD.com and Tencent to ensure that they are cracking down on the sale of fake goods on e-commerce sites. JD.com subsequently hit back, noting that it “works with third parties, brands and governments who are genuinely focused on tackling counterfeits”. As the war of words continues, <i>World Trademark Review</i> takes a closer look at Alibaba’s current anti-counterfeiting collaborations in China.

08 April 2016

China’s luxury goods market is slowing as a result of anti-corruption measures and shifting consumer preferences. But what do these changing dynamics mean for brand strategies and enforcement trends?

01 January 2016

Rival e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com have lately placed a lot of focus on convincing foreign companies that their respective sites offer the best way to address counterfeits in China. Yesterday’s announcement by representatives of Taylor Swift that the star would work with both platforms to sell authorised merchandise in China was a coup for each. The move also delivers a major visibility boost to JD.com’s launch of a “US mall” dedicated to selling products from US brands to Chinese consumers.

22 July 2015

We often write about the difficult task faced by foreign brand owners seeking to engage with Chinese e-commerce platforms in furtherance of two central goals: selling more of their products to Chinese consumers and keeping counterfeits off the market. For some companies, it may be tempting to sell directly to customers in China over the Internet. However, the Chinese government’s ambivalent policies toward outside involvement in the sector means that continued sustained engagement with third-party sites remains the most prudent course of action.

10 July 2015

The aftermath of Kering’s headline-grabbing lawsuit against Alibaba has seen players across China’s e-commerce industry scrambling to get their message out on the counterfeiting issue. In general, Alibaba has advertised its novel and/or high-tech solutions to the problem, while JD.com has stressed its quality control. What is clear across the sector, though, is that anti-counterfeiting credentials have become one of the most important components of Chinese platforms’ own brands.

26 May 2015

Alibaba Group chairman Jack Ma met this week with China’s top product quality regulator, emerging with more promises of an anti-counterfeit crackdown on the company’s sales portals.

12 February 2015

While a war of words between China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce and Alibaba Group attracts global headlines, another Chinese government body has quietly established a new e-commerce union aimed at freezing out disreputable traders.

29 January 2015