A seven-year copyright seesaw surrounding Five Golden Flowers drew to an end recently. Yunnan Hongyun Tobacco Group agreed to compensate a lump sum of 400,000  yuan in the name of award to 77-year-old Chinese American Mrs. Chi Kang Chao. Chao would drop the case from the Yunan High People's Court． 

In 1959, the movie Five Golden Flowers became very popular all over the country.  In 1983,then Qujing Tobacco Factory  (now Hongyun) registered Five Golden Flowers as a trademark for cigarettes with the Trademark Office under the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and began production and sale of the namesake cigarettes. In February 2001, Kunming Intermediate People's Court took Chao's complaint on Hongyun's infringement of her copyright in the playwriting of the movie. She sought injunction and public apology. The seven-year legal marathon ensued．

(China IP News)