A Landmark Court Ruling in China: Resale Price Maintenance as Examined in the Johnson & Johnson Case

Chunfai (CF) Lui, Oct 28, 2013

In this article, I will examine the landmark case where the Shanghai High People’s Court ruled against the Chinese subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson for resale price maintenance violation, in favor of the plaintiff, a Chinese distributor, Beijing Ruibang Yonghe Technology and Trade Co. Ltd.

This case is significant because it is the first case where a private antitrust litigation has been successful (on appeal) in China, since the Chinese antitrust legisl