Royal Thai 50R Group v. China's Luckin Coffee: Trademark dispute triggers huge compensation claims.
Recently, Thailand's Royal 50R Group formally filed a lawsuit with the court, demanding that China's Luckin Coffee pay up to 10 billion baht (about 2 billion yuan) in compensation, which sparked a fierce dispute over the legality of the trademark.
According to a number of Thai ** reports, the group accused China's Luckin Coffee of infringing its trademark rights. 50R Group claims that as early as 2020, they legally registered the Luckin trademark and obtained the right to use it in the field of sales of beverages such as tea and coffee in accordance with Thai law. However, Luckin Coffee filed a lawsuit with the Intellectual Property and International Courts, alleging that 50R Group registered its trademark in bad faith and tried to deprive it of its legitimate rights and interests. The lower court ruled against the case, but on 1 December, the 50R Group successfully reversed the verdict.
The lawsuit documents also pointed out that before the court made a final ruling, Luckin Coffee repeatedly tried to force 50R Group to stop using the trademark and seized the other party's property several times, resulting in huge economic losses for the group. In order to protect its rights and interests, 50R Group had to spend a lot of money to deal with the lawsuit, so it asked the court to order Luckin Coffee to pay high compensation.
This lawsuit is not only a trademark dispute, but also involves international intellectual property protection and legitimate competition between multinational companies. Globally, intellectual property protection has always been one of the core issues of competition among enterprises in various countries, and this dispute also highlights the complexity and contentious nature of trademark registration and use.
With this case accepted in court, it will arouse the attention of the global industry on the enforcement of intellectual property laws. Behind this dispute is not only the competition between the two companies, but also the rules and rights and interests protection of international trademark registration and legal use, and will also put forward new challenges and reflections on future business competition and legal practice. As the case progresses, the expectations and observations of industry insiders for the final judgment will continue to attract widespread attention.