Chinese court extends Beike real-estate trademark protection to laundry services
By MLex Staff ( September 4, 2026, 07:08 GMT | Insight) -- A Chinese court has protected a well-known real-estate brokerage mark against use for laundry services, finding that different trademark classifications don’t rule out a real-world connection based on where services are offered and whom they serve.A Chinese court has protected a well-known real-estate brokerage mark against use for laundry services, finding that different trademark classifications don’t rule out a real-world connection based on where services are offered and whom they serve....
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