Haidilao has always been one of the most popular hot pot brands, not only because of its good taste, which has impressed many old hot pot fans, but also because of its extremely complete and considerate service. When eating hot pot in Haidilao, apart from opening your mouth to chew or going to the toilet, you basically don’t need to do anything else. Although this sounds a bit exaggerated, it also reflects Haidilao's service attitude from the side. Now Haidilao has become a household name, and various brands imitating it are emerging one after another. Recently, netizens discovered that there is a restaurant named "Hedi Lao", which sounds like a blatant imitation of "Hai Di Lao". After Haidilao Company learned about this incident, it immediately sued the restaurant, believing that their trademark was infringed. So is Hedi Lao really a copy of Hai Di Lao? How did the court decide in the end? In fact, the brand Hedi Lao cannot be regarded as an infringement of Hai Di Lao's trademark. The main reasons are as follows. 1. Hedi Lao and Hai Di Lao sell different things. Hedilao is a regular restaurant, while Haidilao is a hot pot restaurant. They offer different food choices, so there is no possibility of confusion. 2. Although Hedilao and Haidilao sound similar, they are not completely similar in nature. River and sea have different meanings and different pronunciations, so they are not plagiarized. 3. Hedi Lao's trademark pattern is also completely independently designed, and there is no suspicion of imitating Hai Di Lao. After considering all aspects, the court finally determined that Hedi Lao did not infringe Haidilao. From this judgment, we can also see what the court’s basis for determining infringement is. It doesn’t sound like it’s an infringement, there are many factors to consider. Hedilao and Haidilao are two completely different restaurants. Hedilao was not suspected of imitating Haidilao at the beginning, so it is obviously not an infringement. Another important basis for determining infringement is whether Helilao caused actual economic losses to Haidilao. Judging from this case, it is obvious that it has not.