The first case of its kind in China: A car company used Cognac, a French Geographical Indication registered in China, for cross marketing. What’s the court ruling?

Status: 2024-06-26

China, News, Automobile & Machinery, Commercial law, Investment, Dispute Resolution, IP, Market / Trend

The first case of its kind in China: A car company used Cognac, a French Geographical Indication registered in China, for cross marketing. What’s the court ruling?

This is the first case in the Chinese mainland involving an unfair competition dispute over the anti-dilution protection of an internationally renowned geographical indication. It was selected as one of the top ten most research-worthy intellectual property cases in China in 2023. Overview: "Cognac," the first foreign geographical indication protected in China, represents the […]

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