Recently, a blogger was ordered to pay $43,500 for slandering and spreading rumors about Honor, and now other manufacturers are making similar mistakes at an alarming rate.

According to a ruling disclosed by the Jiangsu Higher People's Court, Shenzhen Benyu Electronic Trade Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Fuxing Huizhong Trading Co., Ltd., and Shenzhen Huisheng Industrial Co., Ltd. all lost in the infringement dispute case, with the final judgment awarding $725,000 in compensation to Honor.

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Why did the court award such a substantial compensation of $725,000? The court explained that the three defendants used terms like "RONOR", "MogicBook", "MegicBook", and "Rongyao" on their product detail pages to comprehensively imitate and infringe on Honor's trademarks.

Furthermore, in addition to their clear intention to infringe, the profits gained by the three companies from the infringement were significantly higher than the amount claimed by Honor, justifying the compensation amount.

During the second instance trial, the defendants also argued that the trademark contribution rate should be considered, but they failed to provide corresponding evidence to support their claim. Therefore, the court upheld the original judgment and dismissed the appeal. Additionally, the defendants were also responsible for the over $5,800 in acceptance fees for the second instance trial.

In recent years, mobile phone manufacturers have been plagued by counterfeit issues, especially Xiaomi, which operates across a wide range of businesses.

Not only have toilet manufacturers named their voice assistants 'Xiaoai Xiaoai', but even companies producing intimate products have joined in, using 'Shuangmi' as their brand and copying the slogan 'Shuangmi is born for fun'.

It's undeniable that the imagination of these counterfeiters is growing by the day. If you haven't been actively engaged in the market for more than two and a half years, it's easy to fall for their deceptive tactics.