Playboy has filed lawsuits against three Chinese companies, including Pearlboy Group, which, according to Playboy, have been making t-shirts with a design very similar to the magazines famous bunny logo. Playboy has asked the company to stop using the logo, and the name "playboy." In addition to the three companies, a retailer named Chen Xiongjun has been charged with selling the t-shirts to department stores in Beijing. Playboy is demanding $68,000 and an apology from each of the three firms. If this all sounds somewhat familiar, you might remember Starbucks won a lawsuit against Xingbake in China for using a name and logo that was very similar to Starbucks'.Playboy files lawsuit against Chinese companies
Playboy has filed lawsuits against three Chinese companies, including Pearlboy Group, which, according to Playboy, have been making t-shirts with a design very similar to the magazines famous bunny logo. Playboy has asked the company to stop using the logo, and the name "playboy." In addition to the three companies, a retailer named Chen Xiongjun has been charged with selling the t-shirts to department stores in Beijing. Playboy is demanding $68,000 and an apology from each of the three firms. If this all sounds somewhat familiar, you might remember Starbucks won a lawsuit against Xingbake in China for using a name and logo that was very similar to Starbucks'.
