When he went abroad, Adidas pursued him in 26 countries.
Large-scale trademark objections, assessments and lawsuits were filed, accusing Jiangmen of plagiarizing Adidas. Chen Ruichang, the founder of Jiangmen, said, “It’s just a request for a retrial. The conditions for my settlement are very simple, that is, you can’t sue me again abroad.
Jiangmen founder Chen Ruichang: “Tai It’s unfair. He just said that it was unthinkable for Taiwanese businessmen to sue foreign businessmen, but his subconscious mind said it was absolutely impossible.”
How similar are the two? They both have three lines, just in different directions. , added another circle to the door, and what made him even more unconvinced was that his own trademark had been registered in Taiwan and Canada as early as 1982, eight years earlier than Adidas.
Recently, Taiwan’s local sports shoe brand “Jiang Men” has been involved in a trademark dispute with the well-known German brand “Adidas” for 36 years. The 81-year-old founder of Jiang Men, Chen Ruichang, appealed to the Supreme Administrative Court. The verdict was flawed.
The Taiwan Trademark Association believes that there are many disputes over the trademark issues of Jiangmen and Adidas. However, the court ruled that as long as the trademarks do not cause confusion, they can coexist on the market.
The well-known German brand Adidas has long used the three-slash shape as its trademark, and the Jiangmen sports shoes produced by Taiwanese companies also use the three-slash shape as their trademark. The two parties have been fighting over these three lines for many years, and have been involved in administrative litigation. , fought all the way back to Taiwan from Germany.
At first, due to the earlier registration time of “Jiangmen”, Adidas was at a disadvantage during the litigation process. In the end, things turned around. The Supreme Administrative Court ruled that Adidas won the lawsuit and settled the case. Slash trademarks can coexist in the market. This result made Chen Ruichang, the 81-year-old founder of Jiangmen, very dissatisfied. He recently went to the Supervisory Yuan to make a petition and requested that the case be reversed and retried.
Jiangmen founder Chen Ruichang said, “It’s just a request for a retrial. The conditions for my settlement are very simple, that is, you can’t sue me again abroad.”
(The picture shows Adidas sneakers)
“The pattern is quite similar, but the words below it are different, so it’s okay.” “Adidas is already very distinctive, that is He is like this, ah, JUMP (general gate) seems like this, the direction is different.” People said.
(The picture shows Taiwan Jiangmen sneakers)
Tsai Ruisen, vice chairman of the Taiwan Trademark Association, said, “The so-called similarity is based on three considerations. The first element is its appearance, concept, and pronunciation. The revision of the Trademark Law will specifically clarify the so-called confusing factors.”
However, Chen Ruichang, founder of Jiangmen, emphasized that Adidas’ three slashes The trademark was registered eight years later than Jiangmen, and was criticized as “malicious plagiarism” because although Adidas can coexist with two brands in Taiwan, when it goes abroad, Adidas pursues him in 26 countries. Filed large-scale trademark opposition, assessment and litigation, accusing Jiangmen of plagiarizing Adidas.
The Trademark Association stated that after the revision of the Trademark Law, as long as the trademark is not a direct copy or is likely to cause confusion, there will be no plagiarism problem. This is also a general rule in countries around the world. Unless major flaws in the judgment are found, there will be no chance of a retrial and overturn of the case. not tall. </p
