Local firm fined over Yakult confusion
Print Edition
A CHINESE company whose probiotic dairy product is confusingly similar to renowned Japanese brand Yakult has been ordered to pay 700,000 yuan (US$103,497) in compensation for infringement, the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court said yesterday.
Japan-based Yakult Honsha Co sells its popular drink under the Chinese name of Yiliduo in Guangdong Province and Yangleduo and other mainland regions.
Usually, five bottles, with red cap and translucent body, are packaged and sold together.
The Zhejiang-based Guoran Food Company named its probiotic dairy drink Yijunduo and its packaging was very similar to Yakult. Guoran said almost all industry players use similar bottles.
Yijunduo reads very similar to Yiliduo and they shares the same font. The packages of the two are also very similar.
The court said Guoran apparantly aimed to sell its products by capitalizing on Yakult’s reputation, therefore infringing Yakult’s trademark and engaging in unfair competition. Guoran has been ordered to stop using the name of Yijunduo and its packaging.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
