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  1. 2021

    Film 'Love Apartment' release under borrowed shell constitutes unfair competition; six defendants including Tencent Pictures and Shanghai Film ordered to pay RMB 4.3 million

    The film 'Love Apartment' collapsed in reputation after its 2018 release and was accused of bait-and-switch; it used the series title, character settings and related plot without authorization from the series rights holder Lianfan Company. After Lianfan sued, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court at first instance found unfair competition and ordered six defendants, including Tencent Pictures and Shanghai Film (Group), to stop the relevant acts, eliminate the impact, and jointly compensate RMB 4 million plus RMB 300,000 in reasonable expenses; the trademark infringement claim was not supported. Progress: court judgment. Parties involved: Tencent Pictures Culture Communication Co., Ltd., Shanghai Film (Group) Co., Ltd., and other producers of the film 'Love Apartment'. Related scope: producers of the film 'Love Apartment'.

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