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Lifetime Pursues Alleged Chinese and Philippine Trademark Copyists
May 24, 2011
CLEARFIELD, UTAH Lifetime Products, a world leader in blow-molded folding tables and chairs, recently took action to enforce its trademark rights in China against Hangzhou Xiaoshan Dadongnan Packing Plastic Co.,Ltd./Zhejiang Lifan Furniture Company, Ltd. (Dadongnan). Lifetime recently obtained information that suggested that Dadongnan was manufacturing tables and chairs that included the Lifetime name and logo. Lifetime has long-standing trademark rights to its name and logo in China. With the assistance from its counsel in China and Chinese authorities, Lifetime detained a container of Dadongnan goods that was being shipped to the Philippines. Upon inspection of the container, Lifetime confirmed that the goods included the Lifetime name and logo. Based on that evidence, and at Lifetimes request, Chinese a...
Patent Board Grants Lifetime Products Protection Against Chinese Copyists
October 27, 2011
CLEARFIELD, UTAH Lifetime Products, a world leader in blow-molded folding tables and chairs, announced today that the Chinese Patent Reexamination Board (PRB) has found that all of the claims in Lifetimes Chinese patent no. 03807208.4 are valid. In April 2011, Lifetime took action to enforce its trademark rights by instituting litigation against Zhejiang Bestem Furniture Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Bestem Machinery Co., Ltd. (previously called Hanghzou Dali Tools Packing Co., Ltd.), and Hangzhou Bestem Furniture Co., Ltd. (collectively, Bestem) in Shanghai. In that litigation, Lifetime alleged that Bestems products infringe three of Lifetimes Chinese patents, specifically patent no. 200380100171.1 relating to Lifetimes Personal Table, and patent nos. 03807208.4 and 200710181918.0 both relating to Lifetimes Folding ...
Chinese Court Orders Cease and Desist in Lifetime Products Trademark Infringement Case
November 21, 2011
CLEARFIELD, UTAH Lifetime Products, a world leader in blow-molded folding tables and chairs, announced today that the Shanghai Pudong New District Peoples Court issued a judgment in favor of Lifetimes trademark infringement case against Chinese manufacturer Zhejiang Lifan Furniture Co. Ltd/Hangzhou Xiaoshan Dadongnan Plastic Packing Co. Ltd (collectively Lifan). In April of 2011, Lifetime took action to enforce its trademark rights by instituting litigation against Lifan who was manufacturing folding utility tables that featured the Lifetime logo. The case involved seizing infringing products through both the local police and the Chinese customs authority. Todays judgment requires Lifan to cease and desist from infringing Lifetimes trademark, pay Lifetime compensation of 150,000 RMB, and destroy the infring...