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ARMENTEL FINED 20 MILLION AMD FOR TRADEMARK INFRINGMENT
14:51, October 25, 2013
Armenia's State Economic Competition Protection Commission (SECPC)
today fined ArmenTel 20 million AMD ($50,000) for trademark
infringement.
Orange Armenia, a telecommunications competitor of ArmenTel, filed a
complaint with the SECPC, arguing that the company's new cell phone
packageParzic Parz (Simpler than Simple), sounds too much like one
of its one rate packages called Parz (Simple).
Orange Armenia basically argued that the ArmenTel name was an attempt
to duplicate the name of their package that was registered as a brand
name in 2011.
Orange Armenia also pointed out in its complaint that ArmenTel was
running ads for its package featuring orange and red billiard balls.
(Orange Armenia, as the name implies, features orange as its trademark
color)
In its decision, the SECPC says that it asked ArmenTel to explain
the similarities but that no clarification was forthcoming.
http://hetq.am/eng/news/30263/armentel-fined-20-million-amd-for-trademark-infringment.html
From: A. Papazian
14:51, October 25, 2013
Armenia's State Economic Competition Protection Commission (SECPC)
today fined ArmenTel 20 million AMD ($50,000) for trademark
infringement.
Orange Armenia, a telecommunications competitor of ArmenTel, filed a
complaint with the SECPC, arguing that the company's new cell phone
packageParzic Parz (Simpler than Simple), sounds too much like one
of its one rate packages called Parz (Simple).
Orange Armenia basically argued that the ArmenTel name was an attempt
to duplicate the name of their package that was registered as a brand
name in 2011.
Orange Armenia also pointed out in its complaint that ArmenTel was
running ads for its package featuring orange and red billiard balls.
(Orange Armenia, as the name implies, features orange as its trademark
color)
In its decision, the SECPC says that it asked ArmenTel to explain
the similarities but that no clarification was forthcoming.
http://hetq.am/eng/news/30263/armentel-fined-20-million-amd-for-trademark-infringment.html
From: A. Papazian