Lost in Thailand Defeated with 5 Million Yuan Compensation

2014/09/26

Directed by the famous Chinese actor and director Xu Zheng, and produced by one of the most influential media and entertainment group, Enlight Media Group (Enlight), the Chinese comedy film Lost in Thailand became a blockbuster since it was first released in December 2012, and has grossed more than 200 million US dollars at the Chinese box-office to date. However, in March 2013, Wuhan Huaqi Movies & TV Production (Huaqi), the producer of Lost on Journey (a Chinese comedy film released in 2010), brought a lawsuit to the court, suing the producers and the director of Lost in Tailand for unfair competition and infringement. Recently, the case has updated progress. Enlight announced that it has received the Civil Judgment from the Beijing Higher People’s Court, requiring Enlight and its wholly owned subsidiary Beijing Enlight Pictures Co.,Ltd stop the unfair competition behavior and compensate the economic loss of 5 million yuan to Huaqi. Enlight indicated that it would continue to appeal later.


(Source: China IP Magazine)