High fashion and unfair competition
The Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court in Zhejiang Province recently announced its first instance decision on the dispute between Guccio Gucci SPA and Ningbo Outlets Shopping Co. Ltd, after Gucci sued the latter for trademark infringement and unfair competition. The court found that the defendant used the trademark ‘Gucci’ without authorisation, which constituted unfair competition. It ordered the defendant to stop using the trademark Gucci immediately and pay RMB50,000 ($7,350) in compensation.
