Gucci wins trademark suit
Italian fashion house Gucci has won a trademark infringement lawsuit against a shoesmaker based in Jiangsu province, a Xinhua News Agency report says.
Senda Group Co Ltd, a well-known Chinese shoemaker, was ordered to pay Gucci 180,000 yuan in compensation for infringing on the latter's trademark featuring an interlocking "GG" pattern, according to the ruling handed down by the People's Court of Shanghai Pudong District.
The representative of Gucci SPA says the company found Senda's ladies sandals bearing the "GG" logo were sold in Shanghai in August 2006.
The trademark has been in use since 1961 and was approved for exclusive right by China's industrial and commercial authority in 1999 and 2002, the representative said.
The court ruling said customers might be misled into thinking the sandals were jointly designed by Senda and Gucci or that the style of sandals were produced and sold with Gucci's permission.
(Source: China Daily)
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