Shanghai coffee company fined for infringing Starbucks trademark

BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - A Shanghai coffee company has been fined 500,000 yuan for infringing on the trademark of coffeehouse chain Starbucks, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

The company, Shanghai Xingbake Cafe, was also ordered by the Shanghai Municipal Higher People's Court to change its name and make a public apology to Starbucks (nasdaq: SBUX - news - people ) in a local newspaper, Xinhua said.

Starbucks and a Shanghai-based franchise, President Starbucks Coffee Co, filed a lawsuit against Shanghai Xingbake in 2003, claiming the latter had violated the rule of fair competition and infringed upon the Starbucks trademark, the news agency said.

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