Supreme New York has taken legal action against Supreme Italia, a counterfeit business in China after the latter opened a physical store in Shanghai.
中国仿冒品牌Supreme Italia在上海开设了实体店之后，Supreme（美国街头服饰品牌）对其采取了法律行动。

In a letter published on March 15, four days after Supreme Italia’s store opened in Shanghai on the popular shopping strip of Huaihai Zhong Lu, Supreme New York said it has officially sought legal support from the Chinese government in its trademark infringement action.
3月15日，也就是在Supreme Italia在上海著名的购物街淮海中路开设实体店的四天后，Supreme在一封公开信中表示，该公司已正式就Supreme Italia的商标侵权行为向中国政府寻求法律支持。

It accused Supreme Italia of defrauding Chinese consumers and misleading law enforcement, reporters, and even global companies like Samsung by setting up the copycat retail store.
它指责Supreme Italia欺骗中国消费者，误导执法机关和记者，甚至还设立山寨的零售店来误导三星这样的跨国公司。

Samsung China had announced a collaboration with Supreme Italia in 2018, which was quickly refuted by Supreme New York. The Korean business axed the partnership with Supreme Italia in February.
2018年三星中国分公司宣布与Supreme Italia合作，而这项合作很快就被Supreme驳斥了。这家韩国企业于2月份解除了与Supreme Italia的合作关系。

图片来源：视觉中国

Cybersquatting is rampant in China as brands are quick to register corporate names and copyright the visual identities of any foreign brands rumored to be coming to the country. That means Supreme Italia owns the rights to sell Supreme branded products in China as Supreme New York does not have a presence in the country.
由于品牌商在中国很快就能注册企业名称，而且据传所有外国品牌的视觉识别标志即将在中国获得版权，所以域名抢注在中国很猖獗。这意味着Supreme Italia在中国拥有销售带有Supreme品牌标志的产品的权利，因为Supreme并未在中国注册。

While it remains to be seen if Supreme New York will succeed with its lawsuit, there is a glimmer of hope for the company. In recent years, the Chinese government has become pro-patent as they feel that intellectual property protection is key to the success of the country’s homegrown global brands.
虽然Supreme是否会胜诉尚待分晓，但Supreme还是有一线获胜的希望的。近年来，中国政府已经开始支持专利保护了，因为他们觉得知识产权保护是其国产国际品牌取得成功的关键。

Danish toymaker Lego succeeded in its first copyright competition case in China in 2017 when the Shantou Intermediate People’s Court ruled in its favor after it found two Chinese companies copying the packaging and logos of Lego products.
2017年丹麦玩具厂商乐高就在其在中国的第一起关于版权竞争的案件中胜诉了，当时乐高发现两家中国公司抄袭乐高产品的包装和商标，在那之后它提起了诉讼，而汕头中级人民法院给出了有利于乐高公司的判决。

The next year, the brand won another case when a court ruled that four companies had “infringed multiple copyrights of the Lego Group and conducted acts of unfair competition by producing and distributing Lepin building sets”.
第二年，该品牌又赢了另一场诉讼，当时法院裁定，四家公司“侵犯了乐高集团的多项版权，生产并分销乐拼积木，进行了不正当竞争。”

 

（翻译：Dlacus）