On July 16, the Beijing First Intermediate Court ruled that Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Company Limited owns the “Wong Lo Kat” herbal tea trademark name, ending a lengthy dispute with Hong Kong’s JDB Group. However, the JDB Group has changed its tea’s name while keeping the same bright red can. The use of the red can is now the subject of a trade dress dispute between the companies.
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Drug firm wins herbal tea trademark litigation, trade dress dispute ongoing (Hengyuan Zhiye 2012-07-17) --- July 17, 2012
- Reed Smith LLP
- Jay J. Yan, Hugh Scogin, John Tan, Katherine Yang, May Ling Wong and Gordon B. Schatz
- China
- August 8 2012
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