China became the world’s copycatting centre by faking everything from Louis Vuitton bags and PhD diplomas to Apple stores. Now Heineken has become the latest multinational to face an intellectual property challenge – from a tiny Chinese sewing machine company.
The global brewer has accused Wujiang Xili Machinery Factory, a company from Jiangsu province with fewer than 50 employees, of pirating its name and logo, and using them at a Shanghai trade show this week.
The case comes as the US, Europe and Japan exert continuing pressure on China to improve its intellectual property record.
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