LAW – CHINA – CASES

Penfolds loss in China counterfeit wrangle

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Original article by Eli Greenblat
The Australian – Page: 19 : 9-Dec-19

The Beijing High Court has overturned a previous decision by a Beijing intellectual product court. The latter had thrown out a trade mark used by winery Rush Rich, with its labelling similar that used by Treasury Wine Estates’ Penfolds brand. Treasury Wine Estates has been trying to get the ‘copycat’ Rush Rich label outlawed by the Chinese courts for two years, while it prosecuted an intellectual property case against Rush Rich earlier in 2019 and was awarded $375,302 in compensation.

CORPORATES
TREASURY WINE ESTATES LIMITED – ASX TWE, PENFOLDS WINES PTY LTD, RUSH RICH, HIGH COURT OF BEIJING

Crown’s get-out-of-jail card

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Original article by Angus Grigg, Lisa Murray
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 8 : 27-Jun-17

Nineteen current and former employees of Crown Resorts pleaded guilty to gambling-related charges in a Shanghai court on 26 June 2017. They included three Australian citizens, among them senior executive Jason O’Connor. He was given a 10-month jail sentence, which includes time already spent in custody. The 19 were also served with fines totalling more than $A1.7 million, which Crown will pay on their behalf. Observers stated that the jail terms were shorter than expected, with the sentences including time served.

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CROWN RESORTS LIMITED – ASX CWN, PACIFIC FINANCIAL SERVICES, MELCO CROWN ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED, CHINA. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY