Hong Kong-based JDB Group announced Sunday it has filed an appeal at a Beijing court against an earlier ruling on the company's right to use the Wong Lo Kat brand, the latest effort which is believed to be an attempt to buy some time for JDB to promote its new herbal tea brand.

The JDB Group said it disagrees with the ruling made on May 9 by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission which states that JDB was not authorized to use the Wong Lo Kat brand after 2010.

According to China's Arbitration Law, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings, which recently regained the Wong Lo Kat trademark, now cannot implement the arbitration commission's ruling in its favor until the Beijing court reaches a verdict in the case.

胡希章: Customers will choose the drink which tastes better. It is insignificant for Wong Lo Kat and JDB to play one off against the other. It is the customers who have the final say over which brand is better.

王小蓓: The great brand value that Wong Lo Kat has attained today should partly be attributed to the contributions of the JDB Group, which donated 100 million yuan (＄15.81 million), a great portion of their annual profit that year, to the earthquake-ravaged districts from the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. The donation earned JDB great market credibility and public praise. It is a great pity there are disputes now between Wong Lo Kat and JDB.

李伟: I hope the JDB Group can have a better future. Not only because they donated 100 million yuan to the Wenchuan earthquake victims, but also for their hard work behind promoting the development of the home-made brand. Wong Lo Kat would not have been as famous had it not been for the efforts from the JDB Group.

团圆wan630107: As long as the public can still benefit, it matters little as to which entity wins the case.

琳儿: We cannot take it for granted that the JDB Group is right under any condition just because the company donated a large sum of money to the earthquake victims. Personally, Wong Lo Kat is the brand name owned by Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings, so why can’t JDB Group think up a brand name of their own?