bucks opened its first.cafe in China in 1999 and has added outlets in numerous locations including Shanghai and at the Great Wall and the imperial palace in Beijing Xingbake Cafe Corp. Ltd. has imitated the designs of Starbucks cafes in its business coffee café locations in Shanghai. Xing (pronounced "Shing") means star, and bake, or "bak kuh" is pro- nounced like "bucks." Does the Seattle, Washington, Starbucks Corporation have standing to bring suit in China against Xingbake Cafe Corp. Ltd? If so, on what theory?
bucks opened its first.cafe in China in 1999 and has added outlets in numerous locations including Shanghai and at the Great Wall and the imperial palace in Beijing Xingbake Cafe Corp. Ltd. has imitated the designs of Starbucks cafes in its business coffee café locations in Shanghai. Xing (pronounced "Shing") means star, and bake, or "bak kuh" is pro- nounced like "bucks." Does the Seattle, Washington, Starbucks Corporation have standing to bring suit in China against Xingbake Cafe Corp. Ltd? If so, on what theory?
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China is a signatory country to the Madrid Protocol on the international registration of trademarks. Star- bucks opened its first.cafe in China in 1999 and has added outlets in numerous locations including Shanghai and at the Great Wall and the imperial palace in Beijing Xingbake Cafe Corp. Ltd. has imitated the designs of Starbucks cafes in its business coffee café locations in Shanghai. Xing (pronounced "Shing") means star, and bake, or "bak kuh" is pro- nounced like "bucks." Does the Seattle, Washington, Starbucks Corporation have standing to bring suit in China against Xingbake Cafe Corp. Ltd? If so, on what theory?
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