Modern China Tea Shop sued for unfair competition. Modern China Tea Shop has been recognized by consumers after becoming a brand among network celebrities. In fact, business has always been very good. Tea is another brand that rose after the fire and explosion in modern China tea shop, but it is highly similar to modern China tea shop in terms of decoration, indoor posters and slogans, and beverage list.
Hunan Tea Yue Company, as the plaintiff, sued the related companies for unfair competition on August 7, 2020/KLOC-0. After the trial, the court held that all kinds of identical or similar imitations of tea, noodles and colors have constituted unfair competition, and the relevant companies have false propaganda and false guidance.
The court ruled that the company concerned lost the case and Chayue Company won the case. The Tianxin District People's Court of Changsha City has heard the case and made a first-instance judgment on April 22, 2002/KLOC-0.
1. Luo Qi Company and Kaijun Shengpin Company stopped advertising with the same or similar decoration as Chayue Company, inviting investment with franchise license, unfair competition and false propaganda nationwide;
2. Luo Qi Company and Kaijun Shengpin Company * * * compensated Chayue Company for economic losses and reasonable rights protection expenses of RMB 6.5438+0.5 million;
3. Luo Qi Company and Liu Qiong Beverage Store * * * compensate Tea Yue Company for economic losses and reasonable rights protection expenses of 200,000 yuan;
4. Luo Qi Company and Kaijun Upgrade Company issued a statement to eliminate the impact in China Intellectual Property News;
Verb (abbreviation of verb) rejects other claims of Chayue Company.
The above is the judgment of Tianxin District People's Court. From the above, we can clearly see that the consulting company won the lawsuit. As for whether there will be a follow-up appeal behind it, the defendant has not expressed his position yet.
This case is actually a very typical case of unfair competition, but in real life, there are actually many similar situations. There are many shops that follow the trend in life, from decoration style to menu making, and even to waiter training content, but few businesses accuse each other of unfair competition. Maybe it's because the merchants' legal awareness is not enough, or because there is no brand effect, but this kind of behavior should also be regarded as unfair competition and should not be advocated.
In real life, businesses should also have enough legal awareness and learn to use legal weapons to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests when their legitimate rights and interests are violated. Only when enterprises learn to protect themselves with legal weapons can their development be smoother.