Non-infringement Suit Involving Dispute over Trademark Infringement--Comments on the Case of Peter Rabbit Trademarks infringement

摘要

The Case in Brief 　　The plaintiff: the China Social Sciences Press (CSSP) 　　The defendant: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd. (FW) 　　Cause of action: Dispute involving establishment of non-infringement of the exclusive right to use registered trademarks 　　In April,2003, the CSSP published a series of books entitled the Peter Rabbit Series, which comprises four separate volumes of books: the Tale of Peter Rabbit,the Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse, the Tale of Tom Kitten, and the Tale of Pigling Bland.This series, published in Chinese and English, had collected 19 fairy tales written by the woman English writer Beatrix Potter, who passed away over 50 years ago.……