1998年12月17日,北京市第一中级人民法院知识产权庭对一起涉及“加菲猫”形象及文字著作权和商标权的涉外知识产权侵权案作出一审判决。这起纠纷起因于北京一家食品公司在经营中使用“加菲猫”形象及“GARFIELD” 、 “加菲猫”文字。作为著作权、商标权权利人的美国鲍斯公司于1998年7月向北京市第一中级人民法院起诉,状告该食品公司仿冒加菲 On December 17, 1998, the Intellectual Property Tribunal of Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court made a verdict of first instance on a case of infringement of intellectual property involving foreign parties involved in the copyright and trademark rights of “Garfield”. The dispute stemmed from the use of the images of Garfield and GARFIELD, Garfield, by a food company in Beijing. As a copyright, the trademark owner of the United States Bowes company in July 1998 to the Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court sued, sued the food company counterfeit Garfield