[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” width=”100%” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_font_size=”1.2em” text_line_height=”1.5em” text_orientation=”justified” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]In a recent decision, the Peruvian Trademark Office (PTO) provided trade dress protection for Honda\u00b4s XR series motorcycles. This case dates back to 2022, when Honda considered that a company in Peru was not only infringing its trademark \u201cHONDA XR\u201d, but also engaging in acts of unfair competition, since the company was using a similar trade dress to that of Honda’s XR series bikes.<\/p>\n
In its ruling, the PTO dismissed the trademark infringement claim, holding that the term \u201cXR\u201d could not be exclusively owned by a single business origin. However, it recognized the illegal use of Honda\u2019s trade dress and determined that it constituted an act of unfair competition, finding that Honda had used its designs for years before the infringer.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In a recent decision, the Peruvian Trademark Office (PTO) provided trade dress protection for Honda\u00b4s XR series motorcycles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4408980,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4408977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trademarks-2","category-newsletter-en"],"yoast_head":"\n