After several years
French luxury brand Chanel
Lost in the “trademark war” with Huawei
According to Reuters, this trademark lawsuit originated in 2017. At that time, Huawei applied to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) for the registration and protection of its computer hardware trademarks. The logo of the trademark is two intertwined half rings.
But Chanel objected to this. According to the report, Chanel said that the design of Huawei’s trademark is similar to the trademark of Chanel registered in France, that is, the design of two half-rings intertwined horizontally. According to reports, Chanel’s trademark is used on its perfumes, cosmetics, jewelry, leather goods and clothing and other products.
In 2019, the European Union Intellectual Property Office rejected Chanel’s objections, saying that the two trademarks were not similar, and there was no possibility of causing public confusion.
But it’s not over yet. The report mentioned that the French luxury goods group subsequently filed an appeal with the European Union General Court in Luxembourg.
On April 21, 2021 local time, the court decided to reject the appeal.
“The graphic trademarks in dispute are not similar.” The court ruling said, “In particular, Chanel’s trademark curve is more rounded, thicker, and the direction is horizontal, while the Huawei trademark is vertical. Therefore, the EU General Court concluded. The conclusion is that there is a difference between the two.”
The report also mentioned that Chanel can appeal this judgment to the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Justice.
According to Reuters, the trademark dispute highlights how luxury brands are trying to protect their iconic logos and trademarks, which usually symbolize luxury, fashion and uniqueness.
Seeing this logo, some netizens said that this logo is very similar to the initial letter H of Huawei, and not similar to the logo of Chanel.
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“It’s better to say that black and white are used, and the similarity is 100%.”
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“I thought it was a power socket,
I never thought Chanel would go there.”
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Source: Shangguan News integrated from China Mobile, World Wide Web, Observer, etc.
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