Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People's Court recently ordered fast-food chain Zhending Chicken to stop using a rooster image on its logo due to copyright infringement.

Four plaintiffs claimed that the image was made in 1979 by their late father, papercut master Wang Zigan. The creation has since been published many times.

The plaintiffs said Zhending Chicken registered the image as part of its trademark in early 2010.

The court noted the "material similarity" between the trademark picture and Wang's papercut rooster, and ordered the restaurant chain to pay 80,000 yuan in compensation.

(Source: China Daily)