What the WeChat case says about court trends

The Beijing IP Court's decision to reject Trunkbow's “Weixin” trademark - even though it was filed before Tencent's - has caused controversy, but one thing is clear: judges are increasingly taking into account consumers' welfare and not necessarily going by the book

10 minute readMay 05, 2015 at 03:44 AM
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Less than half of a year into its existence, the Beijing IP Court has already shown its willingness to tackle controversial issues.

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