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By Yang Jie Amazon.com Inc. can t use its cloud-computing business s AWS logo in China, a Beijing court ruled, the latest headache for a company that has already been hampered by Chinese regulations and rivals. The Beijing Municipal High People s Court ruled that the trademark for the term AWS belonged to ActionSoft Science & Technology Development Co., a Chinese software and data services company, according to a court verdict published Dec. 30. The court ordered Amazon to stop using the term AWS or any similar logos in China and pay compensation of 76.5 million yuan, equivalent to $11.8 million, to ActionSoft. The verdict was dated May 2020 but was released at the end of last month. Chinese courts often publish rulings months after they are made.
Amazon cannot use its AWS logo in China, court rules
Amazon ordered to pay $12m to Chinese cloud firm over trademark infringement
Amazon ordered to pay $12m to Chinese cloud firm over trademark infringement
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