Togg cannot register its name in France due to the trademark registration obtained by an expatriate using the same name. But there are also some strange details in the event.
Turkey’s Automobile Initiative Group (Togg), which is preparing to launch Turkey’s first domestic electric car on the roads, continues to have problems with its name. Last year “togg.com” domain name, this time came to the fore with a trademark registration case.
Togg, due to the textile brand of the same name founded in France by a Turk. Facing registration problem in France is left.
France-based textile brand founded by a Turk: TOGG
Founded by Muhittin Şahin, the TOGG brand was registered in France in 2019 over trademark classes 3, 18 and 25. Article 3 covers textile products, Article 18 covers leather products and Article 25 covers the manufacture of bags and accessories.
The date of the registration is very remarkable:
When we look at the official documents, we see Muhittin Şahin’s TOGG brand in France. on 30 December 2019 We see it registered. Let’s remember: the domestic car Togg, on 27 December 2019 had been introduced.
It is quite difficult at this stage to say anything about whether Muhittin Şahin had anything ‘accidental’ on this registration date. If the expiry date of the trademark registration in question is 30 December 2029 displayed as.
So what is this textile brand TOGG?
If you have been following the press recently, Adriana Lima walking around the streets in clothes with ‘TOGG’ written on them You’ve seen the photos. That’s TOGG, that’s France-based TOGG.
If the domain name of TOGG’s shopping website is “toggstore.fr” 18 October 2022is taken in. This information is publicly displayed on who.is.
Back to the case: Togg cannot register the trademark in France because of TOGG:
Although Togg has succeeded in obtaining trademark registration all over the world, in France, it cannot obtain registration for these categories due to the fact that its 3rd, 18th and 25th articles are registered. The court also does not accept Togg’s objection and to deal with expatriate pointing out.
Although it is reported that Togg executives decided to contact Muhittin Şahin, the fate of the situation is unknown. On the other hand, Muhittin Şahin wants to produce and sell only TOGG branded textiles and accessories from Togg officials.
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