January 28th, 2016, a seminar on “Protection of Trademark and Judicial Justice” was held in Beijing to address the dispute between Wuliangye and Dawuliangye, two liquor brands in China. Professor GAO Yan, Deputy Director of Unirule held the seminar. Professor Xingyuan gave an opening speech. He said that “Unirule Institute of Economics is known for providing independent opinions on major social affairs and public policy, which led to the ranking of top 175 think tanks in the world. Unirule has taken efforts to maintain social justice demonstrated by several cases, such as the SUN Zhigang incident, the fundraising case of SUN Dawu, the WU Ying case, and the ZENG Chengjie case. Unirule gathered several jurists and economists to hold seminars and promoted the abolishment of death penalty for illegal fundraising. Such seminars have helped to better handle the cases and to promote the progress in China’s judiciary.”
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