Kasite trademark sours for French vintner Castel

Ordered to pay almost 34m yuan in infringement

After a four-year battle, a Chinese company recently prevailed over a noted French vintner to win the largest trademark lawsuit in the wine industry to date.

The Higher People's Court in Zhejiang ruled that Castel Freres SAS must pay 33.73 million yuan ($5.5 million) to distributor Panati Wine (Shanghai) Co for using its Chinese trademark without authorization.