Export A Large Number Of Fake Nike Shoes Tianjin One Trading Company Was Prosecuted

A trading company was found by Customs at the declaration of exporting a number of fake Nike shoes and T-shirts. The total value of the goods was as high as about 17000000 yuan.

In order to safeguard trademark rights, Nike has recently brought the trading company to court, demanding to eliminate the impact and compensate for the loss.

After the mediation of the second middle court of Tianjin, the defendant trading company promised to stop the infringement immediately and compensate Nike company for 300 thousand yuan.

In March 1, 2005, Nike International Ltd registered the "NIKE" and the graphic combination trademark at the State Administration for Industry and Commerce in China, and approved that it was used on 25 categories of commodities. The exclusive right to trademark is protected by Chinese law.

In January 26, 2006, an international trading company in the city declared to the Tianjin customs that a number of export goods were exported, including 4.4 pairs of sports shoes with "NIKE" trademark, 590 pieces of T-shirts and about 17000000 yuan worth of goods.

The customs inspected that the goods were all infringing goods, and accordingly made an administrative penalty decision for the trading company.

After the incident, Nike thought that due to the huge quantity and variety of the infringing goods, the Nike company had caused a lot of expenses and losses to stop the infringement, and also had a negative impact on the goodwill of Nike and the loss of intangible assets.

To this end, Nike appealed to the court to request that the trading company immediately cease to infringe upon the exclusive rights of the "NIKE" and the registered registered trademark. In the China Commercial Daily, the company made a public apology to dispel the impact and compensate for the loss of RMB 500 thousand yuan (including the loss of warehousing, such as the detention and handling of the infringing goods).

After the court presided over mediation, the defendant and the defendant voluntarily reached an agreement: the defendant trading company recognized the infringement act and promised to stop immediately infringing on Nike company's "NIKE" and the exclusive right to use the graphic trademark; the defendant trading company paid the 300 thousand yuan compensation to Nike company before February 1, 2008; Nike company no longer held the responsibility of the defendant trading company involved in the case.