Company Name: Fangtianxia Headquarters Location: Building 5, Han Wei International Plaza, Fengtai Science and Technology Park, Fengtai District Established Time:1999 June Business Scope: Real Estate Company Type: Holding Company Slogan: Online Development History of Everything Home, Trademark Disputes, Current Leaders, Development History 1995, Dow Jones launched "Beijing Real Estate Internet" and "SouFun". Since 1999, Doggett has successively registered domain names such as "SouFun" and "SouFun", and launched SouFun for the national market. In the same year, Mo Tianquan and Li Shan founded SouFun Holding Group and used the domain name SouFun. So two soufun networks exist at the same time. In 2003, Doggett applied for registration of the trademark "SouFun sofang". In 2005, SouFun Holding Group introduced a strategic investment of US$ 22.5 million from French media giant Trader. In March 2006, during the trademark objection announcement period, SouFun Holding Group raised an objection to Doggett's application for the trademark "SouFun sofang". In the same year, SouFun Holdings received an investment of US$ 254 million from Telstra, a top 500 telecommunications company in Australia. On September 20 10, SouFun Holding Group was successfully listed on the New York Stock Exchange. 2065438+In April 2004, the Beijing Higher People's Court made a final judgment on the trademark dispute between Dow Jones and SouFun Holdings, and Dow Jones won the case. 2065438+July 2004 18, SouFun.com, a subsidiary of SouFun Holdings, was renamed as "Fangtianxia". The domain name was changed from "sofun" to "Fang" 2015. In March 2005, the Business Review Committee of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce ruled that Doggett officially obtained the trademark of SouFun. Trademark Dispute In 2003, Doggett applied for the registration of the trademark "SouFun sofang". In March 2006, during the trademark objection announcement, it was blocked by the listed company soufun.com, who also wanted to own the trademark of SouFun.com in China. The latter applied for the Chinese and English trademark name "SouFun" at that time. SouFun.com (SouFun Holdings), a listed company, raised the objection that the trademark "SouFun" applied by Dow Jones is similar in service use and belongs to malicious cybersquatting. On June 5438+ 10, 2009, the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce dismissed the objection filed by the listed company SouFun.com (SouFun Holdings). SouFun.com (SouFun Holdings), a listed company, refused to accept it and filed an objection review with Business Review. 20 12 10 in the reexamination ruling, the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board held that Doggett was a trademark that had been used by others and had certain influence, and accordingly ruled that the trademark was not approved for registration. Subsequently, Dow Jones filed an administrative lawsuit with the Beijing No.1 Intermediate People's Court. The first-instance judgment of the court upheld the objection review ruling of the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board. 2065438+In February 2004, Doggett lodged a protest with the Beijing Higher People's Court. 20 14 In April, Beijing Higher People's Court made a final judgment on April 3, 20 14, requesting the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce to make an objection review ruling on the trademark center of SouFun. In July, SouFun Holdings, the other party to the lawsuit, changed its name to Fangtianxia. 2065438+On March 9, 2005, the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce made a ruling and approved the registration of 35 kinds of "SouFun" trademarks applied by Doggett Company. In August of the same year, Doggett obtained the trademark registration certificate of SouFun in 35 kinds of advertisements. At present, the CEO of SouFun is Liu Jian, Deputy Financial Officer (CFO) of SouFun, and Li Zilian, Acting CFO and Secretary of the Board of Directors.