Publish Time:2021-06-06 17:31 Extract From:chinaipmagazine
Beijing MUJI Sued Japan MUJI Once Again: Commercial Slander Unfair Competition

Because of the statement made by Japan's Muji on suspicion of commercial defamation of unfair competition, Beijing Miantian Co., Ltd. once again sued Japan's Muji in Court. On April 25, the People's Court of Chaoyang District, Beijing, heard the case publicly online. This case is actually a continuation of the dispute over the trademark rights of both parties.

 

In the previous trademark dispute case, the defendant Japan MUJI lost the lawsuit and needed to stop infringing on the exclusive rights of Beijing Miantian Company and Beijing MUJI registered trademarks, and issued a statement to eliminate the impact of infringement. However, in the statement, the defendant used the word "cybersquatting". Whether the term "cybersquatting" has the connotation of commercial defamation has also become one of the disputes between the two parties. Cui Shulei, judge of the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the People's Court of Chaoyang District, Beijing, pointed out that whether Japan MUJI constitutes commercial slander of Beijing Miantian Company, the most important thing is to return to the definition of commercial slander in the Anti-Unfair Competition Law. The case was not pronounced in court.