ASICS recently scored a court victory against a Chinese brand that was attempting to use branding that drew more than a passing resemblance to ASCIS’s striped logo. The decision, rendered by the China National Intellectual Property Administration’s (CNIPA) Reexamination and invalidation Department invalidated a patent held by Qiaodan Sports Co. Ltd, was in conflict with ASICS’ pre-existing rights. The crux of the legal kerfuffle is a 2015 design patent awarded to Qiaodan Sports in April of that year for the visual ornamental attributes of one its sneakers, which included a…
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