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Michael Jordan Wins Trademark Lawsuit in China

NBA legend Michael Jordan has scored a win in China in his trademark lawsuit. China’s Supreme People’s Court ruled Thursday that a Chinese sportswear company, Qiaodan Sports Co., can’t sell merchandise with his name in Chinese characters. The ruling overturned two previous rulings courts in Beijing.


P2P Firm Troubled by Lawsuits Due to the New Rule

Yirendai, the first Chinese peer-to-peer lender that went public in US, was getting into several class action lawsuits on share price decline in US stock market, as foreign investors concerned about the regulation taken out by the Chinese government would hit the firm. New York and New Jersey-based law firm Bronstein,Gewirtz & Grossman filed lawsuit on Yirendai of “materially false misleading …




Apple Loses Chinese Lawsuit Over iPhone Name

Apple Inc. has lost a legal fight with a Chinese company that a Beijing court says is allowed to use the iPhone name on wallets and handbags. The court said Apple failed to prove iPhone was a “famous brand” in China before the local company applied for a trademark in 2007, an official legal newspaper reported. Such status under Chinese law might limit its use on other products.