Tianyancha legal litigation information shows: Recently, a new court announcement has been made in the online infringement liability dispute case between Huang Bo and Tianjin Qingrun Environmental Protection Technology Development Co., Ltd. The plaintiff is Huang Bo . The case will be held in Tianjin on August 7 The People's Court of the Pilot Trade Zone held a hearing.
A company apologized to Huang Bo earlier this month.
This is not the first time Huang Bo has sued. Just at the beginning of this month, Shaanxi Qinhuang Yuyan Xifeng Wine Marketing Co., Ltd. publicly apologized to Huang Bo.
Source: People’s Court Announcement Website
Huang Bo’s case involving name rights disputes and portrait rights disputes with Shaanxi Qinhuang Yuyan Xifeng Wine Marketing Co., Ltd., Zhensheng (Zhejiang) Trading Co., Ltd., and Shaanxi Xifeng Wine Co., Ltd. was settled on March 6 this year The trial was held at the People's Court of Dinghai District, Zhoushan City on the same day.
In response to this, Xifeng Wine issued a statement on February 29, saying that in response to the "Huang Bo litigation incident" reported online, Xifeng Co., Ltd. immediately launched an investigation and verified that the incident had nothing to do with Xifeng Wine and was an infringement dispute over the imperial banquet of the Emperor of Qin in Shaanxi Province. Strict demands have been made to the illegal distribution companies, and the responsibilities must be identified and rectified immediately to resolutely prevent such incidents from happening.
Xifeng Wine previously stated
In early June this year, Shaanxi Qinhuang Yuyan Xifeng Wine Marketing Co., Ltd. apologized to actor Huang Bo, saying that the company had promoted and sold the "Xifeng Wine Qinhuang Yuyan" brand and related wine products without authorization. , Huang Bo’s portrait and name were used in investment promotion activities for commercial activities, and we sincerely apologize for this.
At present, the company has stopped all infringement activities, and has notified and confirmed that all distribution agents of the "Xifeng Wine Qinhuang Yuyan" brand have stopped online and offline infringement activities. It is confirmed that all use of Huang Bo's portrait and name has been terminated in all commercial activities such as the production, promotion, sales, and investment promotion of the "Xifeng Wine Qinhuang Yuyan" brand and products. We also promise that such infringements will not occur again in the future.
Stars from all walks of life have sued more than 900 times in three years
In early January 2024, tfboys captain Wang Junkai took the A-share veteran pharmaceutical company Zhendong Pharmaceutical to court due to a dispute over image rights, which attracted market attention. However, the reporter learned during the interview that Zhendong Pharmaceutical responded that the infringement incident had nothing to do with the company.
"The case of Wang Junkai's lawsuit over a dispute over portrait rights has nothing to do with Zhendong Pharmaceutical. It was a (pharmacy) store that produced this behavior for some purpose of publicity and sales. Zhendong Pharmaceutical did not authorize or otherwise recognize this. And the company does not have (pharmacy) stores," said a relevant staff member of Zhendong Pharmaceutical.
According to reporters’ incomplete statistics on cases published on the China Judgment Documents Network, from January 1, 2021 to January 5, 2024, there were more than 900 prosecution cases related to celebrity portrait rights infringement.
There are many A-list celebrities who have taken companies to court. "Yang Mi, Yi Yang Qianxi, Zhao Liying, Cyndi Wang, Louis Koo, Liu Tao, etc." have all been involved in unauthorized companies such as "beauty, food, clothing, and daily necessities" Among the "endorsement" events using the portraits of celebrity artists.
China Judgment Documents Network shows that in cases where artists sue for infringement of portrait rights, courts often impose fines ranging from 30,000 yuan to 200,000 yuan.
Source: Jimu News Comprehensive Tianyancha, The Paper News, 21st Century Business Herald
