Example of Trademark Infringement
In 2006 a two year legal battle ended
after Starbucks sued A Chinese coffee store chain for violating its copyright.
A court in Shanghai concluded that the Xingbake coffee chain had infringed the
coffee giant’s trademark by using a similar design and colour palette. This
victory for Starbucks was something of a landmark in China where foreign firms
have complained of piracy for years.
Although it appears Starbucks may
be fighting a bigger battle as they will have to contend with a growing trend
in infringement of their trademark from all over the world.
We can easily see that the Chinese coffee store violated the copyright of Starbucks. Things like that happen quit often in chine, because of a lack of Police regulation capacity makes unauthorized production possible.
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