? On April 22nd, according to BBC report, French luxury brand Chanel sued Huawei for trademark infringement and lost the case. Personally, I think this judgment is quite fair.
? Chanel's trademark is two English words? C? They intersect, and there is the English name of their brand under the trademark, which is obviously different from Huawei's trademark, as shown in the following figure:
? In the picture, the trademark of Huawei brand is on the left, while the trademark of Chanel is on the right. It can be seen from the figure that there are obvious differences between the trademarks of the two brands. First of all, the trademark of Huawei brand is more like two English letters? U? The intersection of, instead of English letters? C? And the opening direction of Huawei brand's trademark is up and down. The trademark of Chanel brand is two English letters? C? And the opening direction is the left-right direction. Secondly, the thickness of the lines is different. The lines used by Huawei brand are very thin, which makes the whole look slimmer, while the lines of Chanel brand are very thick, which makes the whole look more rounded. To sum up, the trademarks of the two brands are not the same.
In fact, there are many brands that use this way to design trademarks in some well-known brands. It is unwise for Chanel to sue Huawei like this. Huawei is relatively well-known in China, but it is almost worse internationally. Chanel is different. As a luxury brand, Chanel is close to me. After years of accumulation, their popularity is very high. Their behavior is undoubtedly a free advertisement for Huawei, which pushes Huawei to an international perspective and has more popularity.
? Chanel appealed after losing the case, but it was rejected by the court. It is not clear whether the appeal will continue in the future. However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is no similarity between Huawei's trademark and Chanel's trademark. Even if Chanel continues to appeal to the court, the final result should be lost and will not succeed.