瑞士手錶製造商斯沃琪勝訴 蘋果無法在英註冊iWatch商標
Swiss Watchmaker Swatch has successfully opposed Apple's registration of the trademark "iWatch" in the UK.
日前，瑞士手錶製造商斯沃琪就蘋果公司商標iWatch在英國侵權一案勝訴成功。The UK's Intellectual Property Office (IPO) upheld Swatch's opposition, which was filed in March 2014.
該案件由斯沃琪公司在2014年3月提交，英國知識產權辦公室贊成斯沃琪公司的反對意見。Swatch said the name "iWatch" was too similar to its own trademarks for the words "iSwatch" and "Swatch".
斯沃琪公司表示，“iWatch”與其公司的產品“iSwatch”以及“Swatch”有着太過相似的商標。
And by the time in launched its smartwatch, in 2015, Apple had decided to call its product "Apple Watch".
並且，當蘋果公司在2015年進軍智能手錶界的時候，已經決定將其手錶命名爲“Apple Watch”。But should the California-based company wish to use the name "iWatch" in the UK at some point in future, it can now do so only with certain products.
但總部位於加利福尼亞州的蘋果公司希望能在英國未來的某個時間點使用“iWatch”這個名稱，但現在他們卻只能在某些特定的產品上使用這個名稱。These include computer software and computer accessories - but not computer hardware, monitors, audio and video devices or cameras.
這些特定的產品包括電腦的軟件和一些配件，但卻並不包括如顯示器、音視頻設備或相機等在內的電腦硬件。This decision shows the difficulty global brands can have when it comes to launching a new product around the world, said Sharon Daboul, a trademark lawyer at law firm EIP.
EIP法律事務所的商標律師莎倫·達博爾表示，這一決定顯示了國際品牌在世界範圍內發佈新產品可能碰到的一些困難。
