The Supreme People's Court recently ruled in favor of a Foshan-based company, the St-Flora (United) Co. Ltd over a trademark dispute case of "采乐CAILE", twelve years after the start of the scuffle.

In January 1993, Johnson & Johnson company filed in China for registration of trademark for "采樂". In June 2006, the "采乐CAILE" trademark was legally transferred to St-Flora from Nanhaimengmeisi Company for cosmetics and shampoo products.

After JNJsought rejection for the 3rd time in 2002, TRAB revoked this trademark in June 2005. St-Flora filed an administrative litigation against JNJ, but denied by Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court and Beijing High People's Court. St-Flora then appealed to the Supreme People's Court, which rendered the above judgment.

(China IP News)