Tesla, accused of trademark infringement in China, was indicted

According to Bloomberg reports, Tesla Motors was sued for trademark infringement in China, while Chinese traders accounted for the registration of Tesla trademark before the U.S. electric car giant entered the Chinese market. Bloomberg quoted his petition filed in Beijing on July 3 saying that Zhan Bao Sheng asked Tesla to close its motor showrooms, service centers and pressurization facilities in China; stop all sales and marketing activities in China; and pay him 23.9 million yuan of compensation.

The Daily Economic News reporter found on the website of China Trademark that the applicant owns a total of 7 registrations under the name of Po Sang, including TESLA MOTORS, TELSA, TESLA, TESLA, Tesla and others. Among them, TESLA Application, registration number is 5588947, the international classification number is 12 (cars, trucks, motorcycles, etc.), a special period of 10 years. The public information shows that Tesla Motors was established in 2003.

The reporters also found that Loremo, Cobasys and Cuill are also included in the registered trademarks of Pompeii, while Loremo is a German car company with the same name as the three trademarks, Cobasys is a US car battery supplier, and Cuill is a search engine Engine, created by former Google employees.

Bloomberg quoted Tesla spokesman Simon Sproule as saying that the company has not received or seen the petition and that the prosecution of Po Sang will never stop Tesla from operating in China.

According to Netease Technology and Sina Finance, last year, relevant regulatory authorities had ruled that the trademark infringement on behalf of Pou Sheng was invalid. This time, the claims submitted by Bao Sheng need to be overturned before the ruling can be carried out.

Reporter noted that accounting Bao Bao took an interview with Sina Automotive said that "the court has accepted my lawsuit, my lawsuit request Bloomberg did not state that the first claim is actually a trademark dispute, the second claim is infringement , That is, ask Tesla to pay me 23.9 million yuan. "

The relevant departments in China ruled that its trademark invalid, accounted for Po Sang said, "Trademark disputes are generally hit the Trademark Office from the Trademark Office, without reconciliation and the like will hit the Intermediate People's Court or even the High People's Court, the final verdict did not come out Tesla's trademark was still in my hands. "