A Chinese company on March 23rd lost its lawsuit against a Japanese publisher of the cartoon series "Crayon Shin-chan" for infringing upon the latter's copyright.

Shanghai Enjia Economy and Trade Development Co., Ltd., whose products range from garments, shoes and socks to bags and stationery, was ordered to stop infringing upon a copyright owned Japan's Futabasha Publishers Ltd., the Shanghai Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People's Court ruled Friday.

The Shanghai company was also ordered to pay 300,000 yuan ($47,619) to Futabasha in compensation, the court ruled.