LEGISLATION IN CHINA


damages is determined by the loss suffered by the right holder, the profits earned by the infringer, or the referred multiple of the licence fee. Te new amendment imposes punitive damages against wilful infringement and stipulates that the amount of the punitive damages could triple the amount of damages determined in accordance with the methods mentioned above.


Increasing statutory damages Under the old law,


the cap for statutory


compensation is RMB 500,000 ($80,600). Te new amendment raises the compensation ceiling for trademark infringement


($484,000), six times the previous limit.


Alleviation of the burden of proof for the right holder


Where the right holder has tried to provide evidence but the infringement-related accounts or other materials are held by the infringer, the court, in order to determine the amount of compensation, can order the infringer to provide the accounts or other materials. If the infringer does not provide them or provides false information, the court can refer to the right holder’s petition and evidence to determine the amount of compensation.


to RMB 3 million Added non-use demurrer


Where a holder of a registered trademark asks for compensation and the accused party argues non-use of the registered trademark, the court may ask the holder to provide evidence of actual use of the registered trademark during the preceding three years. If the holder cannot prove use in the preceding three years


or cannot prove any other loss suffered, the accused party does not bear responsibility for compensation. 


Xiang Gao is a partner at Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd and head of its trademarks department. He can be contacted at: gxiang@peksung.com


Xiang Gao started his trademark practice in 1991 and joined Peksung in 2004. Over the years, he has acquired extensive knowledge and experience through the thousands of cases that he has handled. At Peksung, he also supervises the development, filing, maintenance, exploitation and enforcement of large trademark portfolios for domestic and international clients in diverse business sectors. He has written many articles on trademark, copyright and domain names in Chinese and international journals.


Local expertise. International reputation.


Proactive IP legal advice in the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey.


Member of INTA and AIPLA


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