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Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2019

    Court rules for MGM companies in trademark and unfair competition cases

    Ruling

    In two cases, the Pudong New Area People's Court ruled in favor of plaintiffs affiliated with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The court found that the conduct of Shenzhen MGM Company constituted unfair competition and trademark infringement. It ordered the company to stop the conduct and to pay compensation. The ruling addressed both trademark and unfair competition claims brought by the MGM-affiliated plaintiffs against Shenzhen MGM Company.

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    • 在米高梅公司享有“米高梅”“MGM”等注册商标专用权的情况下，深圳米高梅集团在同一种服务上使用与原告注册商标相同的商标，且将“米高梅”作为企业字号在相同服务上突出使用，容易使相关公众产生误认，属于侵犯注册商标专用权的行为。
    • 近日，浦东新区法院经审理后对本案作出一审判决。
    • 在不正当竞争纠纷案中，深圳米高梅公司不仅应立即停止实施不正当竞争行为、公开声明消除影响、将域名mgmchn.cn及mgmchn.com移转至原告名下由原告注册使用，而且应变更企业名称且不得在变更后的企业名称中使用“米高梅”字样，还需赔偿原告经济损失及维权合理开支共计300万元。
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  2. 1934

    Political propaganda during the California gubernatorial election

    MGM participated in an organized campaign against Upton Sinclair that included compulsory employee contributions and staged pseudo-newsreel material. The episode is documented as a controversial example of corporate political intervention and manipulated film presentation.

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