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Sanrio Co., Ltd. v. Lin Cheng-pin (Hung Sheng Fashion Co.)
A Taiwan enforcement matter. Sanrio sought treble damages of NT$2,153,250; the court awarded roughly a quarter of that and refused to multiply.
Sanrio Co., Ltd.,
Plaintiff,
v.
Lin Cheng-pin (responsible person, Hung Sheng Fashion Co.),
Defendant.
Docket No.(88) Su Tzu No. 10
CourtTaiwan High Court (Civil)
Filed1998
StatusDecided
The record
- Court
- Taiwan High Court (Civil)
- Jurisdiction
- Taiwan
- Docket No.
- (88) Su Tzu No. 10
- Filed
- 1998
- Resolved
- 1999
- Sanrio’s role
- Plaintiff
- Type
- Counterfeiting
- Claims
- Trademark infringement; Unfair competition (Fair Trade Law Art. 32(1))
- Counsel — plaintiff/petitioner
- not public
- Counsel — Sanrio side
- not public
What happened
A Taiwan enforcement matter. Sanrio sought treble damages of NT$2,153,250; the court awarded roughly a quarter of that and refused to multiply.
Outcome
Liability found over 2,475 counterfeit "Hello Kitty & Device" garments. Court awarded NT$581,625 plus interest and declined treble damages, citing the defendant’s criminal sentence, pre-sale seizure, and limited actual injury.
The legal nuance
Illustrates courts’ restraint on Fair Trade Law treble damages even where infringement is intentional.
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