"Shabak" was sued to copy Starbucks

Absrtact: November 7 News Starbucks Company v. Shanda Games Shabak Trademarks and other cases of plagiarism and imitation of the case in Beijing, a Chinese court trial ended, Grand game first trial won. The court found that Shanda games Shabak trademarks in 29th, 31, 32 and other categories do not constitute to the star bar

November 7 News Starbucks Company v. Grand Game "Shabak" trademark and so on its "plagiarism and imitation" case in Beijing, a Chinese court trial ended, Grand game first trial won.

The court found that the grand game "Shabak" trademark in the 29th, 31, 32 and other categories "does not constitute the Starbucks company trademark plagiarism Imitation" Beijing, a Chinese Academy of Industry and Commerce announced the maintenance of the State administration of Industrial and Commercial administration of the trademark Review Committee on the "Shabak" trademark objection review, until now, except the court based on Starbucks in coffee, The popularity of traditional business areas such as cafes confirmed Starbucks in the corresponding category of rights, other trademark categories on the Grand game as the third person involved in the case of the first instance of the corresponding win.

It is understood that the Chinese "Shabak" is a grand game "blood legend" a virtual Fortress fortress name. The cause of the case is the 2005 Starbucks repeatedly on the "Shabak" trademark registration to the National Trademark Review Committee, and in December 2009, the first decision and the September 2011 review of the decision were rejected by the National Trademark Review Committee.

Starbucks immediately put the National Trademark Review Committee together with the Grand game as a third person to appeal to the Beijing First Intermediate People's Court. BEIJING, a Chinese court March 7, 2012 to accept the case, the composition of the collegial panel, June 11 public hearings, announced the trial results, in addition to the court based on Starbucks in coffee, cafes and other traditional areas of business recognition and confirmed that Starbucks in the corresponding categories of rights, other maintenance of the original ruling.