Several trademark applications similar to Pipilu were rejected: Zheng Yuanjie has given up rights protection
Several trademark applications similar to Pipilu were rejected: Zheng Yuanjie has given up rights protection
2023-04-19
On April 18, Zheng Yuanjie posted a farewell letter on Weibo, saying that 710 infringing trademarks were maliciously registered for his well-known original literary characters. In the past 21 years, he has only successfully defended 37 infringing trademarks, and it takes an average of 6 years to successfully defend each infringing trademark. time. From today, Zheng Yuanjie will bid farewell to trademark rights protection, and will no longer publish any literary works in the future.
Tianyancha App shows that Pipilu Company has repeatedly defended the rights of trademarks such as "Pipilu", "Lu Xixi", "Shu Kebeta", and "Fairy Tale King" and requested the Trademark Office The relevant trademark applications were rejected, declared invalid, and refused to register. The respondent involved companies and natural persons in commerce, clothing, e-commerce, and industry. It cannot be determined that the registration of the disputed trademark has infringed the prior rights of the character name, etc. and has been maintained.
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