20266 16,Shanghai Afanti Cartoon Art Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd.(hereinafter "Our Division")on "Afanti"Solemn statement issued in the Fine Art Image Copyright Protection Case。
Pre Day,Beijing Intellectual Property Court v. XinjiangAfantiFoodLimited Co., Ltd.No. 57805339The number and other three graphic trademarks are invalidated and request a final judgment in an administrative dispute case。The court found that the registration of the disputed trademark violated《Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China》Article 32"Application for trademark registration shall not prejudice the existing prior rights of others"the burette.” ,Decision to dismiss the plaintiff's claim。Our company enjoys"Afanti"The art image is copyrighted firstJudicial Final Ruling& Protection。
⚖️ Verdict Summary
Beijing IP Court Final Judgment——Dismiss plaintiff's claim,ConfirmationShanghai Afanti Cartoon Art Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd.on "Afanti"Copyright Prior Rights for Fine Art Images。
Court trial ascertained,Acquired by our company through legal assignment《The New Story of Afanti'The Disobedient Dog》《Young Afanti》 and other artistic works copyright,The work in question is still under copyright protection。according(2015)Hu Zhimin Zhongzi No. 1200No. Effective civil judgment,"Afanti"Character modelling artwork is copyrighted byShanghaiArtFilmJointly owned by the studio and Qu Jianfang。Our company in2012 legally acquired the above rights through copyright transfer, and registered with the national copyright authority,Clear ownership、Chain complete。
The Court found that:,Disputed Trademark for "AfantiDonkey Ride Styling",Have copyright with our companyAfantiCharacter Image in Composition Design、Manifestations.、Substantially similar in terms of visual effects, etc.。Although the plaintiff claims authorization from Qu Jianfang,But its authorization only agreed to be used on some food packaging,Not authorized to register disputed trademark。The court ruled that the disputed trademark registration infringed our prior copyright。
Publicly reported,Urumqi Grand Bazaar has recently launched the so-called"Afanti"Themed Business Projects,IncludingAfantiWada BBQ Park、AfantiNang、Afanti Milk Tea、AfantiFruit Bazaar、AfantiCake Cutting、Afanti Gift and other seriesIPBRAND 。Related reports show,The project is developed by Xinjiang Fruit IndustryGroupLimited Co., Ltd.、Urumqi Tianshan Cultural TourismadvancedLimited Co., Ltd.Co-investment near1100 million yuan established,Set of specialty shopping、Intangible Cultural Heritage、featured cuisine、Casual gigs for All-in-one,Filled everywhere"Afanti"elements。
Our company solemnly declares: The above is not authorized by our company and the legal copyright holder,Unauthorized"Afanti"Fine art image used in business operations、Theme Venue Creation、Product development and promotion lines for ,Already suspected of serious infringement of the prior copyright enjoyed by our company。Our company strongly condemns this,and reserves all rights to pursue the legal liability of the relevant subjects in accordance with the law。
"Afanti" as carrying the collective memories of generationsClassic AnimationImage, is an intellectual achievement of significant cultural and commercial value。As the legal copyright owner,Responsible and determined to defend"Afanti"Legal rights to image。
The cultural tourism industry should innovate while respecting intellectual property rightsadvanced,rather than through"free-riding""free-riding on IP"and other ways to seize improper benefits。Our company calls on the whole society to enhance the awareness of intellectual property protection,Jointly maintain a healthy and orderly market environment。For any infringement"Afanti"Actions of Copyright for ,Our company will resolutely defend rights in accordance with the law,will not tolerate。
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