UK Court Dismisses Copyright Case Between Shein and Temu

A UK court dismissed the copyright case concerning allegations of intellectual property infringement between Shein and Temu. Shein accused Temu of facilitating the industrial-scale use of copyrighted product photographs uploaded by third-party merchants. Temu denied these liabilities and counterattacked, alleging that Shein had abused market power by pressuring Chinese manufacturers not to supply its rival.

The dispute highlights the intense competitive pressures within the global e-commerce market, where both companies utilize low-cost and ultra-fast fashion strategies. The case centered on the use of digital infrastructure and copyrighted materials in global discount commerce.