Piaggio Group (an Italian motor vehicle manufacturer that
specializes in producing a range of compact commercial vehicles and two-wheeled
motor vehicles) has quite recently won a Copyright dispute against a two-wheeler Chinese manufacturer for
copying the Vespa model, Primavera.
In a recently issued statement, the Piaggio Group has mentioned
that the design registered by the Chinese manufacturer has been declared as
invalid by the invalidity division of the European Union Intellectual
Property Office (EUIPO).
The invalidity division at the EUIPO annulled the design
registered by the Chinese party as it wasn’t capable of eliciting a different
general expression corresponding to Vespa Primavera’s already registered
design. Additionally, the invalidity division also pointed out that the
registration by the Chinese manufacturer was nothing but an unlawful attempt to
reproduce the aesthetic elements of Vespa Primavera.
At the 2019 EICMA Motorcycle Show in Milan, the Chinese
manufacturer had tried to justify the production of its scooters, which were
similar to Vespa. However, the authorities of the Fiera Milano Exhibition Center
had removed the Chinese brand from the show after a complaint was filed by the
Piaggio Group.
The Vespa Primavera is well protected by the three-dimensional
registered trademark of the Vespa Scooter, the design registered by the Piaggio
Group in 2013, and the copyright that protects the artistic value of the shape
of Vespa, which is indeed a style icon since 1946.
The invalidity legal proceedings are a crucial part of the
extensive activities undertaken by the Piaggio Group for years now against the
issues of Intellectual Property Infringement and counterfeiting. Such activities include consistent
monitoring of databases of the internationally registered trademarks and
designs. As a consequence of these activities and the opposition proceedings
initiated by the Piaggio Group, the company has successfully led to the
cancellation of even more than 50 trademarks registered by the third parties in
the past two years.
For view source: https://www.kashishipr.com/blog/piaggio-wins-copyright-dispute-against-the-chinese-copy-of-vespa-model/
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