The Shanghai Pudong District Court has recently handed down a remarkable judgment, awarding punitive damages equal to 3 times the proven damages to a foreign sportswear company, and fully upheld the company's claim for RMB 3 million (USD 450k) in damages. The judgment is remarkable because it is, to our knowledge, the first published case in which a claimant was awarded punitive damages for trademark infringement by the Shanghai courts.
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