Michael Jordan loses China trademark suit: report

[DEMONOCIETY]

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A Beijing court has dismissed a trademark case brought by US basketball superstar Michael Jordan against a company using a similar name and logo to his Nike-produced brand, a report said.

The former Chicago Bull is arguably the most popular international basketball star in China and is known in the country as "Qiaodan", a Chinese version of his name.

He asked Chinese authorities in 2012 to revoke the trademark of Qiaodan Sports Co, accusing the sportswear firm of misleading consumers about its ties to the six-time NBA champion.

As well as the name, Qiaodan's products carry a silhouette of a leaping basketball player resembling the "Jumpman" logo used by US sporting goods giant Nike to promote its Air Jordan brand.

Authorities refused Jordan's request, and a lower court in Beijing did the same. He appealed to the Beijing Higher People's Court, which has ruled against him, the Chinese news portal Sohu reported.

"'Jordan' is not the only possible reference for 'Qiaodan' in the trademark under dispute," it cited a transcript of the verdict as saying.

"In addition, 'Jordan' is a common surname used by Americans," the court added according to the report Monday, and the logo was in the shape of a person with no facial features, so that it was "hard" for consumers to identify it as Jordan.

There was insufficient evidence to prove the trademark referred to the US star, it concluded.

Jordan retired from the sport in 2003.

China has long been seen as a counterfeiters' haven and has constantly been criticised by its trade partners over lax protection of intellectual property rights.

It remained on this year's US Priority Watch List of trading partners that fail to protect such rights "despite certain improvements".

Qiaodan Sports Co, based in the eastern province of Fujian, could not be reached for comment Wednesday.

source: Michael Jordan loses China trademark suit: report


bisan unsaon jud ning intsik wa/dili jud ni cla kaila ug unsay intellectual property kopyahon jud oi d mahimo ug dili

[Romeojin]

" China and is known in the country as "Qiaodan", a Chinese version of his name. "
" There was insufficient evidence to prove the trademark referred to the US star, it concluded. "

contradicting kaayo

Pero kung " South China Sea " naa ra name China sila na tag.iya when nag refer man ni sa sea south of china.

[kit_cebu]

sa picture sa sapatos, i don't see ANY similarity sa jumpman logo...mas duol pang And1 nga logo...

[DEMONOCIETY]

sa picture sa sapatos, i don't see ANY similarity sa jumpman logo...mas duol pang And1 nga logo...

dili na na mo matter nila bai, d na gani na kaila ug patented ang ila kung mahibaw-an na click kaayo sa market kopyahon jud bisan unsa pa na ka tight ang copyright. just like the latest news ron sa apple iphone naay gi raid na factory na nagbuhat jud ug apple product pero ilang gipanggamit ky mga old spare parts sa mga old iphone pero naa ly addin na kausaban dako man ug lcd ang iphone6 na circulated ni nga balita sa kitguru pero wa lang nako tagda kaayo ky mura dili reliable ang source pero possible jud na hitabo ky kapila naman tawn na gipangcopya ang apple iphone product naimate na gud ang iphone4 kana pa kahang iphone6?

kini kang jordan grabe na jud sab kaayo ky ilhan na iya jud ng pangan pero in chinese translation lang amawa jud aning mga hangol ug pancit

[lstorya]

Makes you wanna wish a lot more people there in China gets eaten up by an escalator huh?

[makal34]

nag lisod na ug layat si jordan kay tiguwang nman..hahahahaha

[DEMONOCIETY]

nag lisod na ug layat si jordan kay tiguwang nman..hahahahaha

butangan na lang nag sungkod on the other hand sa iyang logo aron ingnon iya na jud na

[Echelnalf]

Samoka sa Qiaodan. hahaha Na curious jud ko so akong gi google translate ang Jordan og Qiaodan. 乔丹VS乔丹 hahaha

[slakker]

i don't see any similarities...

[makal34]

basin yao ming ang model aning Qiaodan..