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I'm not familiar with trademark laws in China, so someone enlighten me why Tesla can't simply call themselves "Teslamotors" in China to distinguish themselves from the "Tesla" name which is already trademarked?
Tesla Gets Use Of Its Name Back In China – Goodbye Tuosule Auto Sales
http://insideevs.com/tesla-gets-use-of-its-name-back-in-china-goodbye-tuosule-auto-sales/
Great news that Tesla went to court and won.
Yeah, somehow I think this would (will) all be magically resolved overnight if Tesla contracted BYD to produce the batteries for their cars sold in the AP region.
Yeah, I might have been wrong about a public commitment to BYD, but it certainly feels like some breakthrough was achieved behind closed doors. They managed to get the Chinese government set the taxes for their cars, won the trademark dispute out of the blue, and Elon starts hinting at China being a logical location at their first non-US factory.
I don't believe in coincidences - especially when it comes to authoritarian regimes and their independent legal and regulatory institutions.
Overall I'd expect them to be friendly enough to Tesla at this stage, given the 1/3 limit on the Beijing tags for imports.
This is only the latest in an ongoing dispute between Tesla and Zhan. Although Tesla was founded three years prior, Zhan filed his trademark application “for auto-related purposes" in 2006, Bloomberg says. Tesla first came to Zhan in 2012 and offered to pay $50,000 for the trademark; when Zhan refused, Tesla offered two million yuan, or about $323,000. When Zhan refused a second time, Tesla went to a Chinese regulator, who ruled that Zhan’s trademarks were invalid, Bloomberg reports. Zhan’s July 3 lawsuit is an appeal of that decision.
Chinese trademark holder says Tesla must pay him $3.9 million
Chinese trademark holder says Tesla must pay him $3.9 million | Ars Technica
I think it was zhan's mistake not to realize who he was dealing with and not taking the deal he shouldn't have refusedThey clearly don't know how to do business in China. Offering first is a sign of weakness, they should have pressed him for a number.
I think it was zhan's mistake not to realize who he was dealing with and not taking the deal he shouldn't have refused
They clearly don't know how to do business in China. Offering first is a sign of weakness, they should have pressed him for a number.
Sometimes, yes. Interpretation of events is seen through the lens of the beholder, affected by his/her intellect, maturity, etc.A symbolic (and monetary) gesture of good will and generosity is interpreted as a sign of weakness?