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News from IT House on 3 June, last October, a final judgement was handed down in a dispute between the companies Young-hwa and Zio Tin-go on the “Ottman” and “ULTRAMAN” trademarks: New Young-hwa won, Zio indirectly violated.

The official SCLA announced the latest developments in the area of human rights today, and the Shanghai City High People's Court issued a re-trial ruling, rejecting the Chio application for re-examination and affirming the exclusive right of SCL to the “Otman” trademark in our country. The background of the case and the proceedings are as follows:

As an exclusive licensee of the “Otmann” series of trademarks in mainland China, Cheo brought a lawsuit in court against the unauthorized use of the “Ottman” “ULTRAMAN” logo in the “Ottman Hamburg” catering project by Cheo Company for the authorization of Otman Catering Management (Shanghai) Ltd., Light State Catering Management (Shanghai) Ltd., Shanghai Gold Brand Planning Ltd., etc.

In March 2024, the People ' s Court of Xuxiang District of Shanghai handed down a first-instance judgement in which it found that the defendants constituted a trademark violation, in which Chio, as a direct authorized source for the operation of the project in question, constituted an indirect violation. The company then contested the appeal. In September 2025, the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court handed down a second judgement, dismissing the appeal and upholding the sentence. Then Chio contested and applied for a retrial.

New Zenghua indicated that the case had passed through first, second and second instance, and that the court had decided to clearly define the boundaries of rights under the 1976 Contract and to confirm that the relevant authorized acts of Chio had contributed to the violation, and that the rights associated with the “Otmann” series of trademarks in China enjoyed by Round Valley and New Zinghua had been firmly upheld.

Otmann's IP copyright has been in a state of disarray in recent years, and it's hard to get it right. The six brothers of Sioux and Otte (Zofi, the first generation, Sylvan, Jack, Ace, Tyro), Ott's father, Ott's mother, and so on, were in the hands of UM before, while UM's representative in the country was ZoO.

The IT House previously reported that in May this year, SCLA's official Weibo issued an important announcement - a note on the important judgment of the Tokyo District Court of Japan on the 1976 Contract in relation to “Otman”. The victory also marked a clearer question of the attribution of copyright to “classic Ottmann” like the Sioux and the Six Brothers.

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