Aibang to Pay Dianping RMB 500K for IPR Infringement
Eastday.com, 3/07/11
The Haidian District People's Court in Beijing recently recently ordered Aibang Juxin (Beijing) Information Technology, operator of local search engine Aibang.com, to pay RMB 500,000 in compensation to online ratings and group buy site Dianping.com and cease plagiarizing merchant summaries and user reviews from Dianping's listings.
Editor's Note: For more background on this topic, please see "Dianping Wins Lawsuit against Aibang" MD 1/24/11 issue.
Keywords: Internet IPR infringement local search Aibang Dianping law e-commerce litigation online reviews Beijing Haidian District People's Court group buying online search penalty