Chen Maoli, a reporter of this newspaper, reported from Beijing
On February 11, a reporter from China Business Daily inquired from the Trademark Office of the State Intellectual Property Office that Great Wall Motors' application for transferring the registered trademark "Landing Ship" to BYD Automobile had been approved and publicized.
On February 9, the State Intellectual Property Office published a trademark transfer/transfer announcement on its website showing that Great Wall Motor transferred the "landing ship" trademark to BYD free of charge, and the trademark "landing ship" involved in the transfer announcement was internationally classified as 12.
According to the inquiry, Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. applied for the "landing ship" trademark on April 2, 2021, and was officially registered and approved on October 21, 2021, and the exclusive service life is from October 21, 2021 to October 20, 2031. On November 2, 2021, Great Wall Motor transferred the trademark to BYD, and on February 9, 2022, it approved the printing and sending of the certificate, completed the entire transfer process, and transferred it to the name of BYD Co., Ltd.
In this regard, Great Wall Motors replied to reporters: "Previously, BYD also transferred its registered trademark 'Wei' to us, and the two sides worked together to make efforts to achieve the common progress of Chinese brands." ”
It is understood that the "landing ship" was originally prepared by Great Wall Motors to build a high-end series of off-road vehicles for tanks, based on long-term considerations, Great Wall Motors registered many military equipment trademarks in one go. Coincidentally, in addition to the Dynasty series, BYD is planning to launch a new marine series model and warship series. Among them, the first model Dolphin has been launched, and the destroyer 05 has also been officially unveiled. Great Wall Motor's move is considered by the industry to be a move of "repaying the favor" and "courtesy exchange".
It is reported that due to BYD's early registration of the "Wei" trademark based on the Dynasty series, Great Wall Motor's high-end SUV brand could only use "WEY" a few years before its launch. On September 15, 2021, BYD transferred the "Wei" trademark to Great Wall Motors.
(Editor: Zhang Shuo Proofreader: Yan Jingning)