Following two years of procedures, the official trademark authorities in South Korea, Canada, EU and the USA have all accepted DSM Dyneema's opposition and rejected the application, the Netherlands headquartered company reports.

Confusion

Opposition against the trademark application was formally filed by DSM Dyneema in 2012 in the various jurisdictions. In rejecting the application, the trademark authorities upheld DSM Dyneema's argument that the Chyneema name is too similar to the Dyneema brand.

DSM Dyneema argued that the Chyneema name could create confusion with end-users buying sub-quality products and not receiving the quality and performance they have been led to expect.

The company believed this could result in (serious) accidents or damage. Moreover, such confusion could negatively impact the reputation of the Dyneema brand.

Reputation

DSM Dyneema has a policy to vigorously defend its IP position. By doing so, the company protects its portfolio of proprietary high performance products and ensures that end users can rely on high quality and performance of their applications made with Dyneema, the company reports.

According to Nathali Donatz, Director Branding and Communications at DSM Dyneema, the company takes its brands seriously and will act to repress any attempt to take advantage of its reputation.

“DSM Dyneema offers a unique product with a brand that is well covered by intellectual asset protection, including trademarks, patents, know-how, service and innovation. We have an extremely strong commitment to our customers and licensees, as well as to the end users in the various market segments we serve. As a consequence, we are determined to act to prevent producers from entering the market with products that create the erroneous impression that they are related to the Dyneema brand,” said Donatz.

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