On July 2, 2025, the Jiangsu High People's Court concluded the second-instance trial (Case No.: (2024) Su Min Zhong 1055) in the trademark infringement case filed by our clients, Foshan Dongpeng Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Dongpeng Holdings Co., Ltd., against ten defendants including Suzhou HaoXXtai Company, Guangdong GuoXX Company, Zhongshan JingXX Company, the GuoXX Business Department in Yushan Town, Kunshan, Nanjing KeXXni Company, Kunshan XX Company, Mr. Wang, Mr. Ding XX Rong, Ms. Ding XX Juan, and Ms. Ding XX Ping. The court upheld the first-instance judgment.

The court affirmed that the plaintiffs' trademarks (Nos. 1212844 and 1213479) are well-known. It found that the defendants' use of "智慧东鹏" and other related marks on electronic locks and other products was likely to cause consumer confusion and constituted infringement. Notably, the court determined that Ms. Ding XX Juan, a former shareholder of defendant Suzhou HaoXXtai Company, who also served as a shareholder and legal representative of KeXXni Company and as a supervisor of Kunshan XX Company, and who has familial ties with the primary infringers Ms. Ding XX Ping and Mr. Ding XX Rong, participated in the joint infringement. Consequently, the second-instance court upheld the ruling that all ten defendants engaged in joint infringement and are jointly and severally liable for damages of 5 million RMB to Dongpeng Company.

This case serves as a significant precedent, offering substantial reference value for holding the actual controllers, who are shareholders of infringing companies, liable for joint infringement.