The patent infringement dispute between Changsha Zoomlion Environmental Industry Co., Ltd. ("Zoomlion Environment") and Hubei Chengli Special Automobile Co., Ltd. ("Chengli") has reached its final conclusion. The Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Supreme People's Court, in its final appellate judgment, rejected Chengli's appeal and upheld the lower court's decision. Chengli was ordered to pay Zoomlion Environment a total of RMB 24.19 million. The court also issued a permanent injunction, mandating that Chengli immediately cease the manufacture, sale, and offering for sale of the infringing products.

 The RMB 24.19 million award represents a nearly threefold increase over the previous benchmark in the sector – the consolidated RMB 8.4 million judgment in the Sany Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. v. Qingdao Jiuhe Heavy Industry Machinery Co., Ltd. concrete pump truck case – signaling a robust judicial commitment to bolstering damages for intellectual property rights infringement.

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