CISCO settles dispute
CISCO has settled a trademark dispute with an infringer from Shenzhen. With court intervention, the unidentified defendant agreed to make a public apology and pay 200,000 yuan in damages.
CISCO sued the Shenzhen company in Futian District Court for infringing on its trademarks CISCO and CISCO SYSTEMS. CISCO says the trademarks were registered at the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. The Shenzhen company had been selling counterfeit routers and switches labeled with the trademarks since July 2006. The act has misled the public and caused great damages to CISCO, the court found. CISCO originally sought an injunction, 500,000 yuan in damages and a public apology.
(Source: China Daily)
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