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[Reznov]

I came across a lot of products using some weird names that almost look the the same as popular brands names, for example "Acliclas" as a rip-off of "Adidas" and "Huowei" as a rip-off of "Huawei", do you think that this is an illegal thing to do ? does the original companies have the right to take down those rip-off brands and sue them ?

 

[Reznov]

I read somewhere that as long as there is difference in the spelling even it's a letter the original brand can't sue. This is why there are lots of imitated products especially by the chinese.

but isn't that misleading already ? i mean "Acliclas" looks almost the same as "Adidas", people who are used to read the name will think that they are the same brand

 

[ELSA-ELI]

It's upto the original brand to encrypt features that will make their brand almost impossible to imitate then also these big brands should continue to to invest in advertising on how to identify brands which are not from that original brand.

 

[Harkhore]

I came across a lot of products using some weird names that almost look the the same as popular brands names, for example "Acliclas" as a rip-off of "Adidas" and "Huowei" as a rip-off of "Huawei", do you think that this is an illegal thing to do ? does the original companies have the right to take down those rip-off brands and sue them ?

I didn't see anything bad on this, though they may have the same pronounsation but not the same spelling as the matter of fact they have no right to take down their brand or sue them.

 

[Niftyicon]

I don't think there is anything the original brand can do about that. However, I have noticed that this imitators of brand names give cheaper versions of the original brand's products. And sometimes, even the quality is less solid.

 

[Josemendez]

I came across a lot of products using some weird names that almost look the the same as popular brands names, for example "Acliclas" as a rip-off of "Adidas" and "Huowei" as a rip-off of "Huawei", do you think that this is an illegal thing to do ? does the original companies have the right to take down those rip-off brands and sue them ?

I could remember brave browser suing braver browser for copying their name .
I think to an extent is a wrong marketing strategy which may be punishable .

 

[Reznov]

It's upto the original brand to encrypt features that will make their brand almost impossible to imitate then also these big brands should continue to to invest in advertising on how to identify brands which are not from that original brand.

it's not about the product itself, it's a matter of the name, here's an example of an adidas ripoff that shows that the product and the name are the same

 

[Reznov]

I could remember brave browser suing braver browser for copying their name .
I think to an extent is a wrong marketing strategy which may be punishable .

"brave" and "braver" are a kind of different story since both of these words exist in the english dictionary, "braver" being sued makes no sense at all, unlike when your brand contains a family's name or something like that, let's say "Mazda" for example

 

[Josemendez]

"brave" and "braver" are a kind of different story since both of these words exist in the english dictionary, "braver" being sued makes no sense at all, unlike when your brand contains a family's name or something like that, let's say "Mazda" for example

Yeah , family names are not easily copyrighted because the facts will be glaring and the person punished severely unlike the smartness that play in the case of braver and brave .

 

[ELSA-ELI]

it's not about the product itself, it's a matter of the name, here's an example of an adidas ripoff that shows that the product and the name are the same
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Ohh yeah that is so terrible and a pure imitation,i think such labels are liable to be sued owing to the fact that the representation is misleading.....

 

[Niftyicon]

it's not about the product itself, it's a matter of the name, here's an example of an adidas ripoff that shows that the product and the name are the same
View attachment 137268

It is the rip off part that mostly calls these imitators to question. If the intention is to make quick sales, then they should also ensure to maintain a high standard or quality that wouldn't reflect badly on the original brand's reputation.

 

[ELSA-ELI]

It is the rip off part that mostly calls these imitators to question. If the intention is to make quick sales, then they should also ensure to maintain a high standard or quality that wouldn't reflect badly on the original brand's reputation.

Maintaining standard or not,they must seek approval for the original company for using a brand similar because if it looks the same though not exactly then its misleading.I think that is liable for prosecution.

 

[Balint098]

Your thread reminds me of a funny legal case where Microsoft dues a guy who were using an imitative domain name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_v._MikeRoweSoft

 

[Niftyicon]

Maintaining standard or not,they must seek approval for the original company for using a brand similar because if it looks the same though not exactly then its misleading.I think that is liable for prosecution.

You are right, didn't mean to sound like I was making excuses for them. I was speaking from the point of a consumer who does not necessarily care about a product's brand but its quality and effectiveness.

 

[Kunkun]

White labelling as I read more on it is when a company's product is rebranded by another company to sell as if it's theirs, apparently it's a common practice among big corporations

 

[Kimetsu18]

I'm not quite sure it is illegal as long as the brand doesn't acclaim a name of a known brand, I think it is within legalities. Just like the examples you have cited abidas - Adidas, at least you know they are different and you can differentiate the original from the fake that way.

 

[achawaskey]

I don't think that will happen, because the spelling and pronouciation is not the same so the company does not have any legal right to sue them.

 

[BullyMaguire]

I believe someone who imitates a brandname can get sued by the original owner. People can even sue for people using their famous catchphrases

 

[Joy101]

I don't think there is anything bad of imitate brand name, you use the original because the don't have any legal right to sue them, at least you know they are original you can differentiate them from the fake.

 

[Neta Sam]

It's actually a strategy in busines to use a bane similar in spelling or in pronunciation, but it will not be the same spelling all through some may have some similar letters but it not be the same, it's just to make the customer thinks it's still the same products, whereas it's not