Emoji is worthy of being a “rights-defending madman”. After launching 30+ rights-defending cases last year, the situation has not converged this year. Up to now, the seventh case has been issued. Although the frequency has decreased compared with last year, compared with other brands, the frequency of this rights-defending is still high. The reason is that emoji has a wide audience and its products are popular, so sellers have to sell related products even at the risk of infringement, which can be described as repeated prohibitions. This case was initiated on June 10th, and now it has entered a preliminary prohibition state, which requires the seller to deal with it quickly, otherwise the funds in the frozen account may be deducted. If you want to know more details of the case and the countermeasures, you can pay attention to “Mai Jia Support” WeChat official account.
Basic information of the case:
Case number: 22-cv-3043
Time of filing the case: June 10, 2022
Brand: Emoji Company GmbH
Plaintiff brand: Emoji
Plaintiff’s law firm: GBC
Summary of brand cases in recent two years:
Prosecution time, case number, brand of law firm
2022/6/13 22-cv-3067 HSP Emoji expression
2022/6/10 22-cv-3043 HSP Emoji expression
2022/6/9 22-cv-3012 HSP Emoji expression
2022/5/20 22-cv-2669 HSP Emoji expression
2022/5/6 22-cv-2378 HSP Emoji expression
2022/4/21 22-cv-2067 HSP Emoji expression
2022/4/6 22-cv-1765 HSP Emoji expression
2021/12/21-CV-6437 HSP emoji expression
2021/12/1 21-cv-6409 HSP Emoji expression
2021/11/30 21-cv-6375 HSP Emoji expression
2021/10/25 21-cv-5670 HSP Emoji expression
2021/10/20 21-cv-5560 HSP Emoji expression
2021/10/19 21-cv-5534 HSP Emoji expression
2021/10/15 21-cv-5486 HSP Emoji expression
2021/10/15 21-cv-5484 HSP Emoji expression
2021/10/14 21-cv-5454 HSP Emoji expression
2021/10/14 21-cv-5453 HSP Emoji expression
2021/10/7 21-cv-5319 HSP Emoji expression
2021/10/7 21-cv-5318 HSP Emoji expression
2021/6/3 21-cv-2969 HSP Emoji expression
2021/6/2 21-cv-2942 HSP Emoji expression
2021/6/2 21-cv-2941 HSP Emoji expression
2021/5/25 21-cv-2803 HSP Emoji expression
2021/5/25 21-cv-2802 HSP Emoji expression
2021/5/18 21-cv-2670 HSP Emoji expression
2021/5/18 21-cv-2669 HSP Emoji expression
2021/4/28 21-cv-2279 HSP Emoji expression
2021/4/15 21-cv-2031 HSP Emoji expression
2021/4/15 21-cv-2029 HSP Emoji expression
2021/3/31 21-cv-1738 HSP Emoji expression
2021/3/31 21-cv-1737 HSP Emoji expression
2021/3/26 21-cv-1653 HSP Emoji expression
2021/3/25 21-cv-1628 HSP Emoji expression
2021/3/25 21-cv-1627 HSP Emoji expression
2021/3/24 21-cv-1604 HSP Emoji expression
2021/3/24 21-cv-1603 HSP Emoji expression
2021/3/17 21-cv-1461 HSP Emoji expression
2021/3/17 21-cv-1458 HSP Emoji expression
2021/3/11 21-cv-1348 HSP Emoji expression
2021/3/3 21-cv-1200 HSP Emoji expression
2021/2/24 21-cv-1055 HSP Emoji expression
2021/2/23 21-cv-1012 HSP Emoji expression
2021/1/26 21-cv-431 HSP Emoji expression
2021/1/25 21-cv-407 HSP Emoji expression
Brand introduction:
The word emoji comes from Japanese “綱ぇもじ”, where 綱 = picture, Wen = writing, and Zi = character, hence the name. It was first created by Japanese Kurita Kochong, who turned his eyes to various childhood elements for inspiration, such as Japanese comics and Japanese characters. “There are many different symbols in Japanese comics. Cartoonists will draw some expressions showing that a person is sweating or a light bulb appears on his head when generate comes up with an idea. ” Use simple characters to express abstract concepts such as “secret” and “love”.
In August 2014, the online edition of Oxford Dictionary added “emoji” to the vocabulary, and defined it as “a digital image or icon used to express ideas or emotions in electronic communication channels”. Since then, it has been accepted by the global mainstream discourse system and become a formal vocabulary.
Trademark information:
Emoji has more than 500 trademarks (including pictures, words and derivatives, etc.), and the products sold by the seller cannot have relevant trademarks, otherwise there will be the risk of infringing the defendant.
Examples of cross-border infringing products:
The latest progress of the case before the press release:
(The above picture comes from: “Mai Jia Support” WeChat official account-Case Inquiry System)
Tips: Forward the above picture to a friend on WeChat, open the picture and long press it to translate it into Chinese.
Thank you for reading, and today’s sharing is over. Maijia Support will continue to bring you the latest infringement news. For more exciting content, you can pay attention to the WeChat public platform-“Maijia Support”, and immediately check the latest trend of your US case, whether it is a default judgment and other sellers’ settlement and counterclaims (real-time synchronization of US judicial case system data). If a seller whose funds are frozen needs legal assistance in litigation and settlement, you can contact us on WeChat WeChat official account, and we will provide you with the best legal consulting service.
WhatApp:+86 156 8077 8360
WeChat search follows the public platform "麦家支持":
● Input the US case number to real-time query the case filing time/latest progress
● Check if the case is in default judgment (important)
● Investigate the settlement/response/withdrawal of other defendants and sellers in the case in the United States
If reprinted, please indicate the source: https://www.sellertro.com/archives/28568
