Spin Master Sues Two Chinese Manufacturers for Patent and Copyright Infringement

Spin Master Ltd. has filed civil lawsuits against two Chinese manufacturers with the Shantou Intermediate People’s Court. Spin Master seeks to recover damages and enjoin Shantou Chenghai Hui Ying Toy Factory (Hui Ying) and Shantou Chenghai Hua Cai Ke Yi Industry and Trade Co. Ltd. (Hua Cai) from further manufacturing what Spin Master alleges are knock-offs of Spin Master’s best selling Flutterbye Flying Fairy.

The law suits claim infringement of both Spin Master’s registered copyright and utility model patent. The alleged counterfeits are sold under the names Beautiful Flying Fairy/BaoNiu Flying Fairy and Flower Fairy.

Through online monitoring and administrative enforcement, Spin Master has been successful in shutting down more than 100 web sites that were attempting to sell knock-off versions of Flutterbye Flying Fairy into the global marketplace over the Internet. Many of these websites were found to be selling product manufactured by Hui Ying and Hua Cai.

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