According to the Tianyan Check App, on February 2, the first-instance civil judgment on the name right dispute between Hu Ge and Suzhou Qiaoye Catering Management Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Qiaolinglong Catering Management Co., Ltd. was published. The case number is (2020) Su0505 Minchu No. 3136, trial The court is the People’s Court of Huqiu District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province.
According to the judgment, the plaintiff Hu Ge alleged that the physical and online stores operated by the defendant Suzhou Qiaoye Catering Company illegally used his portrait and name (including signature) for commercial promotion without his authorization, misleading the public to believe that the plaintiff was the defendant “Ye The spokesperson of the “Yujiangnan” brand catering service caused the plaintiff to lose business cooperation opportunities and endorsement fees for similar brands. In addition, the low-grade catering services provided by the defendant and the high rate of negative reviews reduced the commercial value of the plaintiff’s portrait and name. It caused serious economic and mental losses to the plaintiff. The plaintiff, Hu Ge, requested to order the defendant to immediately stop using his portrait and name and issue an apology, and to compensate him for economic losses of RMB 1 million and mental losses of RMB 10,000.
The court’s judgment showed that the defendants Suzhou Qiaoye Catering Management Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Qiaolinglong Catering Management Co., Ltd. issued an apology letter in the provincial newspaper within ten days from the effective date of this judgment to apologize to the plaintiff Hu Ge and apologize to the defendant. Issue an apology letter in the WeChat public account (not less than seven consecutive days); meanwhile, pay 100,000 yuan to Hu Ge within ten days of the effective date of the judgment
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