Lessons to be learned from 'JIE BAI NA' trademark saga
November 09, 2010 | BY
clpstaff &clp articlesRouseFrank Yu and Li [email protected]; [email protected] eight years of legal twists and turns, it seems that the Changyu Winery Group has managed…
After eight years of legal twists and turns, it seems that the Changyu Winery Group has managed to retain its rights to the 'JIE BAI NA' trademark – a word which was alleged to be the Chinese version of the Cabernet grape variety. There are lessons to be learned from the saga.
In June 2010, the Beijing High People's Court issued a decision in favour of the Changyu Winery Group, owner of the Chinese trademark 'JIE BAI NA', dismissing a revocation action