Luxury Brands vs China's IP Regulator: A Pattern of Discontent Louis Vuitton has taken China's trademark regulator, the CNIPA, to court over a trademark dispute, sparking renewed attention on the contentious issue.
However, this is not an isolated incident; the French luxury brand is merely the latest in a string of high profile brands to clash with the CNIPA.
The CNIPA has been at the forefront of a trend that sees China's IP regulations increasingly viewed as hostile towards foreign companies.