China's new punitive damages rule tested in repeat trademark-infringement appeal
By MLex Staff ( July 13, 2026, 07:11 GMT | Insight) -- A Chinese court has upheld punitive damages against an online merchant who resumed selling trademark-infringing products after settling an earlier dispute with a lingerie brand, marking the first reported application of the country’s top court’s new judicial interpretation on punitive damages since it took effect in May.A Chinese court has upheld punitive damages against an online merchant who resumed selling trademark-infringing products after settling an earlier dispute with a lingerie brand, marking the first reported application of the country’s top court’s new judicial interpretation on punitive damages since it took effect in May....
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