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法国 Accor 公司又来了一封律师函，准备战斗......（有附件可下载）

时间：2022-02-12 17:32:14 点击：次来源：原创作者：九弟新媒 - 小 + 大

他们自称国际知名公司（也说在中国有很多分公司），用英语（含法语）给位于中国本土的中国公司写信，根本就没有进行良好沟通的诚意，也是对我们公司及本人的不尊重（他们应该说中国话）。信件具体什么意思我基本看不懂，但是有域名，我便知道是律师函。

全文公开如下：

Dear Sirs,

We represent the French Company Accor, whose registered office is located at 82 rue Henri
Farman, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.

Founded in 1967, Accor is today the world leader in economic and mid-scale hotels, and a major
player in upscale and luxury hospitality services. Accor operates more than 4,100 hotels in 95
countries with over 570,000 rooms, under more than 20 different brands including RAFFLES,
SOFITEL, ONEFINESTAY, FAIRMONT, MGALLERY, PULLMAN, SWISSOTEL, GRAND
MERCURE, NOVOTEL, MAMA SHELTER, MERCURE and IBIS.

Accor owns numerous trademarks NOVOTEL around the world, which are very well-known
especially in the field of hospitality services.

Our client has become aware of the registration and use of the ten following domain names:
<novotel.live>, <novotel.store>, <novotel.fun>, <novotel.link>, <novotel.tech>,
<novotel.site>, <novotel.space>, <novotel.online>, <novotel.top> and <novotel.shop>. These
domain names reproduces entirely our client’s trademark NOVOTEL and associate it with the
generic extensions <.live>, <.store>, <.fun>, <.link>, <.tech>, <.site>, <.space>, <.online>,
<.top> and <.shop>, which do not prevent any likelihood of confusion. On the contrary, the
composition of these domain names increase the likelihood of confusion with the well-known
trademark “NOVOTEL” since Internet users may be led to believe that these domain names are
endorsed by our client or will direct them to our client’s official websites.

All of these domain names resolve to Chinese websites which reproduce the name of our client
and the term “HOTEL”, that takes part of our client’s field of activity, as below:

Our client has never granted you any authorization to use its trademark NOVOTEL and to register
the domain names <novotel.live>, <novotel.store>, <novotel.fun>, <novotel.link>,
<novotel.tech>, <novotel.site>, <novotel.space>, <novotel.online>, <novotel.top> and
<novotel.shop>.

Moreover, the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization
already ordered the transfer to our client of the domain names <novotel.fun>, <novotel.link>,
<novotel.top>, <novotel.store>, <novotel.vip> and <novotel.work> that you owned in a
previous dispute, on May 2, 2018 (Annex 1).

Therefore, the registration of said domain names appears to constitute violation of the well-known
trademark NOVOTEL and free riding.

Consequently, and without prejudice to any damages that could be claimed, we request
that you:

- Immediately cease the use of these domain names;
- Transfer these domain names to our client free of charge;
Dreyfus & associés - 78 avenue Raymond Poincaré, 75116 Paris, France 3/3
- Undertake in writing, and on letterhead, not to use the trademark NOVOTEL
under any form and inter alia as trademark, company name, business name, trade
sign or domain name without prior written authorization.

Unless you comply with our requests in writing within the next 8 (eight) days, our client
will take all necessary measures to put an end to this infringement, including legal
proceedings.

We remain at the disposal of your legal advisor.

Best regards | Mit freundlichen Grüßen | Bien cordialement

Nathalie Dreyfus