Intellectual Property
Jul. 13, 2007
In Copter Suit, China Lands on New Legal Ground
In getting a settlement against an American company, a Chinese maker of toy helicopters takes a rarely used flight path and lands on new legal ground.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Bucking a trend, a Chinese company has won a settlement from an American firm in an infringement case, and the legal action is expected to trigger further suits in U.S. courts by businesses that usually are the target of knockoff claims, experts say.
In the case filed in San Francisco, Hong Kong's Silverlit Toys Manufactory received $100,000...
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