Nio has scored a victory in Australia in its legal dispute with Audi over “ES” trademarks
Nio scores win in Australia in legal dispute with Audi over “ES” trademarks, as the battle, which began three years ago, spreads to more markets. In response to Audi's opposition to Nio's application to register the ES6, ES7 and ES8 trademarks in Australia, the Australian intellectual property authorities decided on November 28 in favor of Nio's core claims Nio score wins in its legal dispute with Audi over ES6, ES7 and ES8 trademarks in Australia. Audi's opposition request was rejected, the Australian intellectual property authorities decided on November 28 in favor of Nio's core claims, The dispute began three years ago , in October 2021, when Audi claimed that the Nio ES6 and ES8 naming infringed on Audi's trademark rights for the S6 and S8, and sued the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker in Munich, Germany. In January 2023 , Audi won a first-instance judgment at the Munich district court, where Nio was accused of naming its models too similarly to Audi...