The first trademark case in China - the dispute between Guangzhou Pharmaceutical (hereinafter referred to as "Guangyao") and Hongdao Group (hereinafter referred to as "Hongdao"), the parent company of Jiaduobao, regarding the Wanglaoji trademark, 2012 It finally came to an end on May 11. After more than 380 days of waiting, the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission made a ruling that the ""Wanglaoji" Trademark License Supplementary Agreement" and "About Us" signed by GPHL and Jiaduobao parent company Hongdao Group... The Supplementary Agreement to the “Wong Lao Kat” Trademark License Contract is invalid, and Hongdao Group has stopped using the “Wong Lao Kat” trademark. This also means that the red cans of Wanglaoji sold on the market from May 2010 to the present are all infringing products, and GPHL has the right to pursue losses. [1]

The relationship between Guangzhou Pharmaceutical and Jiaduobao

The master trademark contract was signed in 2000 (time limit is until 2010);

November 2002 The first supplementary agreement was signed in June (the time limit was extended to 2013). Previously, Li Yimin, the former boss of GPHL, accepted HKD 2 million from Chen Hongdao, chairman of Hong Kong Hongdao Group;

The second one was signed in June 2003 In the supplementary agreement (the time limit was extended to 2020), Li Yimin accepted HKD 1 million from Chen Hongdao, and then Li Yimin was dismissed;

In November 2010, GPHL announced in Beijing that the Wong Lo Kat brand value exceeded 100 billion, and then increased the Duobaofa made a statement to clarify that it had no affiliation with GPHL, making the conflict public;

In April 2011, GPHL submitted an arbitration application for the "Wanglaoji trademark";

December 2011 The "Wong Lo Kat Trademark" case entered arbitration proceedings in May;

On May 11, 2012, GPHL received an award from the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission dated May 9, 2012, and GPHL won the case. .

On May 15, 2012, GPHL won the Wong Lo Kat trademark[2].

So the name was changed, but the taste remains the same