Trademark

Apple Faces Trademark Battle to Use 'Vision Pro' Name in China

​According to news on June 13, Apple may be forced to change the name of its new mixed reality headset in China unless it can come to an agreement with Huawei, which already owns the "Vision Pro" trademark in the country. The trademark was originally granted to Huawei on 2019.

Mercedes sued Lenovo for infringing its three-pointed star trademark

​ Mercedes-Benz Group AG filed a federal trademark lawsuit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina last Tuesday against Lenovo Inc., alleging unlicensed usage of the three-pointed star in Lenovo' s Legion series of personal computers.

Chinese character trade marks enjoy lowered distinctiveness in the European Union

​The recent judgement of the General Court of the European Union in Case T‑323/21 Castel Frères v. Shanghai Panati Co. deals with the genuine use of a trade mark and distinctiveness of Chinese character trade marks in the EU.

Audi's request to invalidate NIO ES8 and ES6 trademarks rejected

​Audi's request to invalidate NIO ES8 and ES6 trademarks in Europe rejected, according to news on Feb 24. The European Intellectual Property Office has ruled that NIO's ES8 and ES6 and Audi's S8 and S6 do not constitute a likelihood of confusion and thus rejected Audi's request.

Audi Wins Lawsuit Against Chinese EV Car Maker Nio over Naming of ES6 and ES8

Recently, Audi has won a trademark lawsuit against Nio in Germany. According to media reports, the District Court of Munich ruled that the NIO ES6 and ES8 names infringed Audi's trademark rights because they could be mistaken for electric models of the Audi brand S6 and S8.