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Can you tell the difference between "Are you hungry?" and "Are you hungry?" Is it a business?

1. Are you hungry? and Are you hungry?

Are you hungry? and Are you hungry? are actually not the same company, and compared with Are you hungry? Are you hungry? and Are you hungry? are more famous in China. And I didn’t know “Are you hungry?” at first, so I only chose “Are you hungry?” when ordering takeout? I believe there will be some people like me who usually choose what they are familiar with when buying items or choosing services. .

In fact, there is still a connection between the two companies. Lazars Network Technology Shanghai Co., Ltd. associated with Ele.me once sued Ele.me Catering Management (Beijing) Co., Ltd. because the trademark of Ele.me was suspected of infringement, and this lawsuit obtained accepted by the court. The specific content of the lawsuit is that the name "Are you hungry?" is based on the influence of "Ele.me" in the industry, and this name can easily cause users to confuse the two platforms, so it requires the company of "Are you hungry" to change it? This name also requires Hungry Me to compensate for this, and the amount of compensation is 50,000 yuan. The Hungry Company believes that the registration of its name is legal and reasonable, and the two names are completely different, with different pronunciations and different glyphs, so there is no similarity between the two.

After the court’s hearing, the appeal of Ele.me Company was successful, and it was agreed that Ele.me Company had the purpose of copying other people’s trademarks, resulting in unfair competition in the market, so it required Ele.me Company to change its company name in a timely manner , and after replacement, the same or similar words as in "Are you hungry?" will not appear again. Are you hungry? and you were compensated 10,000 yuan. Are you hungry? The company eventually changed its name to Beijing Yushan House Food Kitchen Co., Ltd. 2. Personal views on this

Ele.me was actually established in 2008. Its businesses include online takeout, real-time delivery, new retail, etc. It is still very well-known in China. It can be regarded as one of the giants in the online takeout market. Because it is combined with the Alipay APP, it has expanded the market to a greater extent, and many users have downloaded and used it. So? Are you hungry? The company has indeed caused unfair competition in the market. This incident warns all companies not to take chances.