After the Beijing Winter Olympics was held, it attracted a lot of attention across the country. Things related to the Winter Olympics are extremely popular, especially the Bingdundun mascot, which is loved by netizens at home and abroad. Everyone rushed to buy Bingdundun. The popularity of Bingdundun has also made many people see business opportunities, and some people even made their own image of Bingdundun.

A Jiangsu cake shop’s homemade Bingdundun cake was investigated

Bingdundun dolls are so popular that nowadays you can’t buy Bingdundun at all, so many people started to I want to make icedundun by myself. A cake shop in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, even made ice-shaped cakes for sale in WeChat Moments. It thought that this would make its store's business more prosperous, but it did not expect that it would get into trouble. It turns out that this cake shop has not obtained the authorization related to the Olympic logo at all, and cannot sell the ice-dundun shapes privately.

Is the cake shop suspected of infringement?

This practice of the cake shop has been suspected of infringement, because the image of the mascot Bing Dundun belongs to the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, anyone or any group No one can use Bingdundun's work without the authorization of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee. After investigation, this cake shop in Nantong, Jiangsu Province did not obtain the authorization of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee. The cake shop used Bingdundun's work without permission. This practice has violated the legitimate rights and interests of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and will be punished by law.

What enlightenment does the cake shop have after being investigated?

After Bingdundun became popular, many people liked Bingdundun so much that they created some Bingdundun emoticons on the Internet. spread, let people download, or hang Bingdundun's image in their own stores, etc. Many people see others doing this and follow suit. In fact, this kind of behavior has been suspected of infringement. Once investigated, it is necessary to bear the corresponding consequences. legal liability. This case of a cake shop in Nantong, Jiangsu also serves as a warning to everyone that the shape of Bingdundun cannot be used at will. It is illegal to use it without the permission of others. In addition to Bingdundun, in real life, there are often people who use other people's copyrights, trademarks, patents, etc. without their permission. This is illegal. Once the other party pursues the case, they will inevitably need to bear corresponding legal liability.