Vita Lemon Tea sued Coca-Cola Sunshine Lemon Tea for infringement and won a compensation of 1.8 million yuan.

According to a query on NetEase, in December 2022, Vita Lemon Tea sued Coca-Cola for infringement and was compensated 1.8 million yuan, which attracted attention.

1. It is reported that Coca-Cola and other defendants have infringed Vitasoy Company’s trademark No. 15252796, and requested the court to order the four defendants to immediately stop the production, sale, and promotion of Sunshine Lemon Tea (PET) products; and destroy the inventory The products and promotional materials involved were compensated for economic losses and reasonable expenses of 3.5 million yuan.

2. The court of first instance held that the lemon slice pattern logo used by the Sunshine Lemon Tea product accused of infringement is similar to the Vitasoy Lemon Tea-related trademark claimed by Vitasoy Company, and Coca-Cola III is a well-known beverage related The company used a logo similar to Vitasoy’s trademark on the same drink, showing obvious subjective malice.

3. In the end, the court of first instance ruled that Coca-Cola Shanghai Company and Dongguan Company should compensate Vitasoy Company 1.8 million yuan, of which Swire Coca-Cola Company was jointly and severally liable for 600,000 yuan. Coca-Cola III later appealed, requesting that the first-instance judgment be revoked or the judgment changed in accordance with the law. The second-instance court held that the first-instance judgment on the amount of compensation and determination of liability were not inappropriate, so it rejected the appeal and upheld the original judgment.