Xiamen Cyberpolice Stealed the Logo of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer?

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Dr. Danny Friedmann

CH of Mobimania pointed me to the Xiamen cyberpolice who uses the logo of E of Internet Explorer, the browser of of Microsoft. Did they get permission to use it? See their website here.

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3 Responses to Xiamen Cyberpolice Stealed the Logo of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer?

  1. FOARP says:
    August 21, 2008 at 12:33 pm

    1) It’s not exactly the same – there’s been a colour change (yes, I know, but this is China). It is also only part of the mark, and this part has been added to a larger original component (the booth).2) Is it actually a registered TM in China? If it is, is it registered for ‘law enforcement’? Remember the ‘Windows’ decision – it is unlikely to be judged a famous mark.3) Can’t they claim state immunity on this?4) Most importantly – why would Microsoft want to annoy the cops by bringing action? I doubt that dilution or acquiescence can be argued from this – but any commercial use should be hounded.

  2. Flora Sapio says:
    August 13, 2008 at 9:23 pm

    It’s not just them using the logo, most of the Fujian cyberpolice websites use it too!!! Have a look at the links listed at the bottom of the page.

  3. zhwj says:
    August 13, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    It’s a nationwide thing – not just Xiamen. I have an image lying around taken from a Southern Metropolis Daily webpage (now deleted or moved) with a Guangdong IE-branded police box, and the Jissbon splash page has a bouncing Wuhan box.I emailed Microsoft’s IP people back in June 2006, but they didn’t respond and I completely forgot about it.

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