The main reason of the opponent: before the application of the opposed trademark, the opponent’s cited trademarks have gained high popularity and influence, the opposed trademark is identical or similar to the opponent’s previously registered and used trademarks “WAHL” No. 18393195 in Class 3, “WAHL” No. 280072 in Class 8 and “WAHL” No. 14003711 in Class 8. The opposed party has the subjective Maliciousness of imitating the opponent’s trademark and take ride of the goodwill of the leading brands in the industry for its own benefit, and also has the intention to deceive and mislead the relevant public to confuse and misunderstand the source of the products. If the opposed party’s behavior is allowed, it is bound to harm the rights and interests of the real brand owner and cause confusion to the relevant consumers, leading to confusion in the market and causing many adverse social effects.
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GE Logo Recognized as Well-known Trademark after Winning a Long Battle before the Supreme People’s Court
General Electric Company, as represented by King & Wood Mallesons, has recently won an important trademark litigation before the Supreme People’s Court in China after over ten years of process, resulting in its GE logo successfully recognized as well-known trademark in China.
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Trademark Trends 2021
The newly built Trademark Review Tribunal was officially put into use in the China Trademark Building this March, marking the official opening of the “offline + online” working mode for the regularization of “oral hearing” of trademark review. On the day of the hearing, the Trademark Review and Adjudication Division VII conducted online oral hearings on two cases of “DaFu Feiyue and Device” (“大孚DaFu Feiyue及图”) opposition review case and “JuFengYuan” (“聚豊園”) invalidation case.
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商标局阻击恶意注册:第33707057号“WAHL”商标异议案(基于被异议人的恶意从而认定实际使用中商品存在关联性)
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异议人主要理由:在被异议商标申请之前,异议人引证商标已获得了较高的知名度和影响力,被异议商标与异议人在先注册并使用的第18393195号“WAHL”商标第3类、第280072号及第14003711号“WAHL”商标第8类构成相同类似或密切关联商品上的相同或近似商标。被异议人存在明显模仿异议人商标、攀附行业中领军品牌良好商誉于己牟利的主观恶意,同时具有欺骗、误导相关公众对产品来源混淆误认的企图。若放任被异议人的该行为,势必损害真正品牌所有人的权益,并造成相关消费者混淆,引发市场混乱,造成诸多不良社会影响。…
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通用电气公司十年等到最高院认驰判决
2008年12月8日,上海东锦纺织染整有限公司(以下称“上海东锦公司”)向商标局提出第7099996号“”商标(以下称“被异议商标”)的注册申请;商标局经审查,初步核准其在第24类“门帘”商品上的注册。通用电气公司对该商标提出异议申请,主张被异议商标的注册构成对其注册在第11类电气照明设备等商品上的第138422号驰名商标“”的复制,损害了通用电气公司的权益。原商标评审委员会(以下称“原商评委”)、一审、二审法院经审理,均认为通用电气公司提交的证据不足以证明引证商标已达到驰名程度,且引证商标核定的商品与被异议商标指定的“门帘”商品间关联性较弱,被异议商标的注册申请不会造成相关公众混淆误认并损害通用电气公司的利益,从而裁定/判决核准被异议商标的注册。通用电气公司对二审判决不服,向最高人民法院提起再审。最高人民法院经审理,决定提审,并于2020年底作出(2020)最高法行再205号行政判决书,认定:通用电气公司第138422号商标“”在被异议商标申请日2008年12月8日前,已达到驰名程度,被异议商标构成对通用电气公司驰名商标的复制、摹仿,其核定使用的第24类“门帘”商品与引证驰名商标指定的第11类“照明装置、照明设备”存在密切关联,容易误导公众,致使通用电气公司的利益可能受到损害,进而撤销原商评委裁定、一审、二审判决,驳回被异议商标的注册申请。至此,针对被异议商标持续十多年的争议,对我们客户而言,就此画上了完美的句号。…
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2021商标动态
近日,新建成的商标评审庭在中国商标大楼正式投入使用,标志着商标评审“口头审理”常态化“线下+线上”工作模式正式开启。庭审当日商标评审七处对“大孚DaFu Feiyue及图”不予注册复审案、“聚豊園”两起无效宣告案件进行了线上口头审理。…
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