A Chinese court has ruled that three domestic shoemakers must pay New Balance $1.5 million in damages and legal costs for infringing the American sportswear company’s signature slanting “N” logo, in what lawyers said was the largest trademark infringement award ever granted to a foreign business in China. （New Balance Wins $1.5 Million in Landmark China Trademark Case, by The New Yorker Times）
Comment
It is a victory not just for New Balance, but also for many other foreign companies who intent to protect their brands. The ruling has given such company a strong confidence in our aggressive intellectual protection strategy within China.
（Editor Li Xingyi）
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