Summary: A company represented by Lingyun Yongran sued three defendants for trademark infringement and unfair competition dispute, assisting clients in recognizing their trademarks as well-known trademarks and providing cross class protection
Baoding Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Baoding Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and Jiangsu E-commerce Co., Ltd. (collectively referred to as the "Defendants") are suspected of unfair competition for infringing on the registered trademark rights of OPPO Lighting Co., Ltd. (a customer of Lingyun Yongran) and selling products using trademarks that are related and similar to the customer's well-known trademark. The client then entrusted the legal team of Shanghai Lingyun Yongran Law Firm ("Lingyun Yongran") as an agent to provide legal services for rights protection.
Lingyun Yongran Customer is a well-known enterprise selected for the "China's 500 Most Valuable Brands" list. Customer OPPO Lighting Co., Ltd. is a comprehensive lighting enterprise that integrates research and development, production, sales, and service. At present, our clients have conducted business in over 70 countries and regions including Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and South Africa. Meanwhile, the client was shortlisted for the "China 500 Most Valuable Brands" list organized by the World Brand Lab in 2017; Became a strategic partner of the Botanical Garden at the Beijing International Horticultural Exposition in 2019; In 2020, we became the official partner and designated lighting solution provider for the China Pavilion at the Dubai World Expo.
The lawyer team of Ling Yun Yongran applied to the court for the recognition of the client's trademark as a well-known trademark and cross class protection in the case, providing evidence and reasoning based on the three principles of "passive protection, individual case recognition, and on-demand recognition". In addition, the legal team also conducts precise comparisons of the Chinese fonts, English letters, formats, etc. of trademarks, clarifies the basis of the client's claims to the court, and argues for their reasonableness.
This case is of great significance for intellectual property protection. Trademarks have economic value, and the trademark rights enjoyed by trademark owners in accordance with the law are protected by law. The handling of this case is of great significance for combating intellectual property violations, creating a good business environment for honest competition, implementing the spirit of intellectual property law to protect registered trademarks and well-known trademarks, safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of trademark owners, guiding society to use trademarks correctly, and preventing arbitrary infringement of others' trademark rights.
