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Chinese court refines descriptive fair use defense in edible bird's nest trademark dispute

By MLex Staff ( February 13, 2026, 20:25 GMT | Insight) -- Xiamen Yan Palace Bird’s Nest Industry, a leading supplier of edible bird’s nest products in China, won an appeal in a trademark dispute after a Chinese court clarified the limits of the descriptive fair use defense.Xiamen Yan Palace Bird’s Nest Industry, a leading supplier of edible bird’s nest products in China, won an appeal in a trademark dispute after a Chinese court clarified the limits of the descriptive fair use defense....

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