UGB Chapter 236 Protecting Rights
Chapter 236 Protecting Rights
After hanging up the phone, Chen Yuan received Zhao's contact information.
A few minutes later, Chen Yuan made the call. Lawyer Zhao answered the phone without much preamble and spoke concisely.
"Boss Chen, right? Li Ke already gave me a heads-up. Send me the materials, and I'll draft a warning letter tonight and deliver it tomorrow morning. Don't worry about anything else."
"Thank you so much, Attorney Zhao."
"Don't mention it. I'll take my assistant to the stores tomorrow morning and deliver to both. We'll have them remove all the signs and other items within three days. We'll check back in three days, and if they haven't changed, we'll sue for compensation. Don't worry. I'm very experienced in dealing with these kinds of gray areas."
"Thank you, Attorney Zhao. Do you need me to be there tomorrow?"
"No need, you just go about your business. I've taken care of everything for you."
Because it was a key project personally assigned by Li Ke, Attorney Zhao naturally did his best.
At 9 o'clock, he and his assistant stood in front of the counterfeit store.
He was carrying a hard-shell folder when he knocked on the glass door and went straight to the store manager.
The store manager came out to greet them, and upon seeing the commotion, his smile froze slightly: "What's up? You two, are you having breakfast? The steamed buns are on special today..."
Without wasting any words, Attorney Zhao handed over a document stamped with a red seal.
After I firmly explained my purpose, the store manager's expression changed, and he nervously took the documents.
"Well... I'm just the store manager, I can't make that decision."
Attorney Zhao spoke calmly, without a trace of emotion: "Then find someone who can make the decision. If you haven't rectified the situation as we require in three days, then we'll have to see you in court."
While the two were talking, Attorney Zhao's assistant had already taken photos as evidence.
At the next store, Attorney Zhao repeated the same method.
Within two hours, Zhou Zhenbang learned about the matter.
He was looking at financial statements when his secretary pushed open the door, her face looking very unpleasant.
"Mr. Zhou, something's happened. This morning, a lawyer came to both of our stores and delivered warning letters to each of them, saying that we are infringing on your trademark and that we have three days to replace all the trademarks, or he will sue us directly."
"What?!"
The pen in Zhou Zhenbang's hand fell to the ground with a thud. He stood up abruptly, his face flushed red.
"How could he act so quickly? The trademark application is still in process, isn't it? On what basis does he claim that I infringed on his trademark?"
The secretary quickly handed over her phone, on which was a photo of the warning letter and a screenshot of the trademark registration.
"It seems their registration process is already complete. I checked, and this lawyer Zhao specializes in this kind of case. He's very assertive, and the managers of both stores panicked and asked if they should stop for now."
Zhou Zhenbang ripped off his tie and paced back and forth in his office, gritting his teeth in anger. He hadn't expected the other party to act so quickly, much faster than he had anticipated.
"Go, get our company's legal counsel here! Let's see if this warning letter is real or fake! Don't try to fool me with some worthless piece of paper!"
The secretary nodded and quickly left.
It was afternoon.
Under the combined persuasion of his lawyer and secretary, Zhou Zhenbang pinched his brow and remained silent for a long time.
This situation definitely constitutes infringement, and if we confront them head-on, we'll only end up paying compensation.
As the saying goes, hesitation leads to trouble, and Zhou Zhenbang didn't hesitate for long. He slammed his hand on the table.
"Change it! It's just changing the signboard, right? Have GG Printing Company speed up the process of making our signboard, and change it to 'Zhou Laoda's Breakfast Shop'! Since we can't piggyback on the name, we'll just use traffic to our advantage!"
Zhou Zhenbang had been following Chen Yuan's breakfast shop for a long time. He knew very well that Chen Yuan's breakfast shop suddenly became popular after Sister Tian's video and has remained popular ever since.
He was eager to replicate the same success, so he turned to instruct his secretary.
"Go and contact a few influencers with a lot of followers, whether they're from the same city or from other provinces, and make sure they cover your travel expenses. Once the signboard changes, I want all their restaurant review videos uploaded."
"Let's strike first and build up our reputation. Once the search volume goes up, who will care about him anymore?"
Chen Yuan soon received a message from Attorney Zhao.
The other party promised to rectify the situation immediately, stop using the same trademark, and remove all similar materials from the shelves and replace them with new ones.
at the same time.
Chen Yuan's food truck business is booming, attracting more and more college students.
Chen Yuan's original business hours were 11:30, but these college students were so enthusiastic that, at their insistence, Chen Yuan had to extend his business hours by another hour.
The consumption of beef chili oil is not too bad, because it's too spicy and I can't eat too much at once.
However, the consumption of pickled vegetables is increasing, and some people even use them directly as a dish.
Left with no other choice, Chen Yuan could only add more salt when making the pickled vegetables to make the flavor stronger, so that his energy expenditure would remain at a relatively normal level.
Everything has been normal for Chen Yuan these past few days.
But Zhou Zhenbang's counterattack has only just begun.
A few days later at noon, the top spots on the local food rankings were all dominated by "Zhou Laoda's Breakfast," as if by prior arrangement.
The number of related videos is growing exponentially.
The first person to post the video was a food blogger called "Big Eater A-K".
In the video, the camera is almost touching the steamer, and when the lid is lifted, white steam fills the screen.
The blogger held a freshly broken eight-ingredient bun in both hands, took a deep breath with obvious delight in front of the camera, and spoke at the top of his lungs.
"Look at this, everyone! The filling is so generous! Have you ever seen so much seafood?!"
The close-up shot was fixed on the cross-section of the steamed bun.
The buns have thin, translucent skins, and are filled with eight different kinds of seafood, including prawns, crab meat, dried scallops, sea cucumber, and abalone. When you break one open, the glistening broth drips right down your fingers.
He took a big bite in front of the camera, his expression of enjoyment incredibly tempting.
"So fresh! It's so fresh, it's made my eyebrows fall out!"
"Look everyone, there's so much seafood it's practically overflowing! One bite and you're tasting the ocean! Only 68 yuan—that's incredible value! Everyone, grab some now!"
Next up is a sweet-looking blogger named Tangtang Loves to Eat.
She tore open the meat bun in front of the camera, and the meat juice sizzled out.
"Did you all see that? This meat bun is practically a gift to repay a debt of gratitude! The skin is so soft and fragrant, and the meat filling is absolutely delicious!"
There's also Brother Zhang, a food critic who focuses on down-to-earth reviews.
"Look, there are four or five large shrimps here, and also crab leg meat. Just think how much this crab leg meat is worth."
"Only 68 yuan each, and unlimited, as much as you want, what are you waiting for?!"
Various video clips are spreading like wildfire.