Two rival makers of China’s most popular canned soft drink have taken their “tea wars” to the courts, with one tea maker seeking what local media said would be the largest damages in a Chinese intellectual property case.
State-owned Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings is seeking Rmb$2.9bn ($436m) in damages from Hong Kong-based Jiaduobao Group for infringements on its trademark “Wanglaoji” herbal tea drink, according to state-run Xinhua News.
The battle, being heard in Guangzhou provincial court, follows a history of disputes in the country’s food and beverage industry between foreign brands and domestic partners.
您已阅读31%（617字），剩余69%（1403字）包含更多重要信息，订阅以继续探索完整内容，并享受更多专属服务。