近日，真功夫餐饮被李小龙有限责任公司（Bruce Lee Enterprises， LLC）诉至上海二中院。李小龙公司法人代表为李小龙女儿李香凝（Shannon Lee）起诉真功夫餐饮在长达15年的时间里使用其父亲的形象。
Bruce Lee's daughter sues fast food chain over image use
A company run by Bruce Lee's daughter is suing a popular Chinese fast food chain over its use of an image of the late martial arts star.sue 控告，对…提起诉讼（尤指要求赔偿）
Shannon Lee's Bruce Lee Enterprises alleges Real Kungfu has used the image in its logo without permission.without permission 未经许可
The firm wants the fast food chain to immediately remove the image, and is reportedly seeking $30m (£23.1m) in compensation.
The restaurant argues local authorities approved its use of the logo.
The image depicts a dark-haired man in a martial arts pose.depict 描绘，描述，描写
12月26日上午，真功夫发布公告称，真功夫系列商标已经使用了15年，多年后被起诉，他们很疑惑。
"The Real Kungfu chain's logo is one that the company had applied for and obtained after a rigorous screening by the national trademark agency, we have already been using this for 15 years", the company said in a statement posted on China's Weibo platform.
rigorous screen 严格筛选
“真功夫系列商标，是由公司申请、国家商标局严格审查后授权的。”真功夫称，正积极研究案情、准备应诉。案件尚未开庭审理，暂不便发表意见，一切留待司法裁决。
"We are baffled that after so many years we are now being sued, and we are currently energetically studying the case and preparing our response."
The Guangzhou-based fast food chain, which is known as Zhen Gongfu in Mandarin, was founded in 1990 and has around 600 outlets across China.
Bruce Lee Enterprises handles the merchandising and licensing of the kung fu star's image.
In a statement on its website, the company said it is "dedicated to sharing the art and philosophy of Bruce Lee to inspire personal growth, positive energy, and global harmony and aims to keep the martial artist's energy alive".
李小龙公司代理律师对部分真功夫注册商标与李小龙形象进行对比
Bruce Lee Enterprises did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Several online polls found a majority of respondents believed the fast food chain was intentionally using an image of Bruce Lee and should stop. polls 民意测验，民意调查
Liu Junhai, a law professor at Renmin University of China in Beijing, told the Global Times that it's inapproriate to define whether the fast food company has infringed Bruce Lee's copyright as the case has not been tried.
Both sides have to list true and effective evidence in court, Liu said.
The attention for the case showed Chinese people's awareness of intellectural property rights (IPR) had significantly improved in recent years, he said. intellectural property rights (IPR) 知识产权
The general offices of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council jointly issued a directive calling for intensified protection of intellectual property rights in November.
华人功夫巨星李小龙于1973年逝世，但李小龙是许多人心目中功夫片的经典，而今挂在一家快餐店门前这么久，让部分围观者忍不住为李小龙女儿打抱不平。
也有人和真功夫有同样的疑问，时隔这么多年起诉，是不是有些问题。
【相关热词】控告，对…提起诉讼（尤指要求赔偿）sue
未经许可 without permission
民意测验，民意调查 polls
知识产权 intellectural property rights (IPR)
法庭裁决 court ruling
告某人一状 file a suit against sb
不可调和的分歧 irreconcilable differences
法庭裁决 court ruling来源：BBC, globaltimes
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