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On December 30, 2020, the Shanghai Second Intermediate Court
issued a verdict of the first instance in the case of former
American professional basketball player Michael Jordan v. Qiaodan
Sports Company and Bairen Trading Company for name rights disputes.
So far, the dispute between the NBA basketball star Michael Jordan
and the domestic sports brand ushered in a new litigation result.
Since 2012, there have been several rounds of disputes between the
two sides around trademark dispute.
From the perspective of name rights, this case affirmed the
UPC faces new delay
The fabled unitary patent and concurrent Unified Patent Court look set to be delayed again, at least in the short term, following a request from Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court to pause the final ratification step.
On Wednesday, January 13, the FCC asked Germany’s president Frank-Walter Steinmeier to refrain from signing the country’s ratification into law while it considers two new constitutional complaints challenging ratification that were filed with the court in December.
The court will now decide whether to throw out the complaints as inadmissible or unfounded in the short term, or consider one or both of the challenges. If the FCC opts for the latter option it could severely delay the UPC coming to fruition, or even put an end to the plans.
Michael Jordan wins longstanding Chinese trademark dispute
13-01-2021
09-07-2018
Basketball star Michael Jordan has prevailed in a longstanding trademark dispute with Chinese sportswear manufacturer Qiaodan Sports.
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Michael Jordan, Shanghai Second Intermediate People’s Court, Qiaodan Sports, trademark infringement, right of name, consumer confusion, damages
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