Recently, we received a favorable Second-instance judgment for trademark infringement and unfair competition, in which we represented Newpearl Group, a leading manufacturer and supplier of high-quality construction materials as well as a first-class building materials enterprise group in China.

The defendant’s trademarks were similar to NewPearl's, and used on the tile improperly. We gathered a range of relevant evidence of the defendants, including the nationwide sales of the infringing products, details of the trademark squatting, the prior defendant's trademark infringement record, etc. The first-instance court ruled that the defendants should stop using the infringing trademarks, and supported our claim of 3.1 million RMB (US$500,000) monetary compensation. After the second-instance trial, the court rejected the defendants’ appeals and upheld the judgment.