On the 19th, the Higher People's Court of Guangdong Province announced that from 2018 to 2022, the provincial courts had concluded a total of 9876 foreign-related intellectual property cases and 4913 Hong Kong and Macao related intellectual property cases, with an average annual growth of 25.75% and 27.59%, respectively. On the same day, the Guangdong Provincial High People's Court released a batch of typical cases of intellectual property protection in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. The cases cover multiple types such as anti unfair competition, copyright, trademarks, patents, etc., reflecting the judicial practice of Guangdong courts in providing services and guarantees for promoting the construction of a comprehensive intellectual property protection pattern in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area and creating a first-class business environment. In the case of infringement of trademark rights and unfair competition disputes between Macau Juji Company and Zhuhai Aoren Island Company and Guangzhou Labeling Firm, Macau Juji Company is a time-honored Macau enterprise established in 2003. Zhuhai Aoren Island Company is a trading company established in Zhuhai, Guangdong in 2006. The company, in collaboration with Guangzhou Labeling Firm, sold beef sticks with the words "Juji" and "Juji Food Co., Ltd." without permission Infringement products such as almond cakes. The Zhuhai Intermediate People's Court believes that Zhuhai Aoren Island Company and Guangzhou Marking Firm illegally attached and utilized the reputation of Macau Juji Company, constituting trademark infringement and unfair competition. It is reported that this case is a typical case of protecting Macao's characteristic time-honored brands. The Guangdong court has ordered the infringers to bear joint and several liability for compensation in accordance with the law, severely cracking down on infringement of the reputation of time-honored brands, and actively creating a good business environment in the Greater Bay Area. In the case of trademark infringement and unfair competition dispute between Liufu Group and Shenzhen Xiliufu Company and Zhang, Liufu Group was established in Hong Kong in 1991 and entered the mainland market in 1994. Shenzhen Xiliufu Company was established in 2007. In the process of operating jewelry and franchise business, it uses the "Xiliufu Jewelry" and "HEI LUK FOOK" logos, and promotes content such as "it is a subsidiary of Hong Kong Liufu Group" and "Hong Kong Xiliufu Jewelry". Liufu Group subsequently filed a lawsuit to the court, claiming that the actions of Shenzhen Xiliufu Company constituted trademark infringement and unfair competition, and requesting that Shenzhen Xiliufu Company and Zhang stop the infringement and compensate for economic losses. The Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court has ruled that Shenzhen Xiliufu Company shall cease infringement, and Shenzhen Xiliufu Company and Zhang shall jointly compensate Liufu Group for economic losses and reasonable rights protection costs of 5 million yuan. (New News Agency)
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