Over 200,000 products infringing Redbull trademark rights were seized at a factory in Bac Ninh.

Implementing the cooperation agreement between TCP Group Thailand - the manufacturer of Red Bull energy drink with the General Department of Market Management in the fight against counterfeit goods and infringement of intellectual property rights, immediately upon receiving the feedback from IP MAX Law Company Limited - Intellectual Property Representative of Red Bull brand in Vietnam, the General Department of Market Management directed the Department of Market Management to preside over and coordinate with the Hanoi City Market Management Department and the Bac Ninh Province Market Management Department to quickly deploy inspection and handling activities that affect the reputation of businesses.

Accordingly, on December 3, 2024, the Department of Market Management in coordination with the Hanoi City Market Management Department conducted a surprise inspection of a beverage business location in Nam Tu Liem District. Here, the inspection team discovered 3,000 cans of energy drinks with signs of infringement of the protected trademarks of TCP Group.

During the actual inspection, the Inspection Team discovered that the violating products showed information that the products were manufactured at a facility in Thuan Thanh town, Bac Ninh province. Immediately upon receiving the information, the Department of Professional Affairs, General Department of Market Management urgently coordinated with the Department of Market Management of Bac Ninh province to inspect the facility producing these violating products on the same day.

Accordingly, on the afternoon of December 3, Inspection Team No. 2 of the Market Management Department, in coordination with the Market Management Department of Bac Ninh province and local authorities, conducted an inspection of the Branch of VM Food and Beverage Processing Joint Stock Company, directed by Mr. HTĐ.

The factory was still operating normally when the authorities arrived to inspect. At the time of the inspection, the authorities recorded that the factory had produced a large quantity of finished products under the RedBlue brand, packaged in cartons of the same brand, ready for transportation to consumption. In addition, the factory also stored a lot of unused energy drink cans.

In actual counting, the Inspection Team recorded 2,100 cartons of energy drinks, equivalent to 50,400 cans of RedBlue branded products, along with nearly 114,000 cans of RedBlue energy drinks, and over 37,000 unused cans of RedBest branded energy drinks.

In the initial inspection, the Inspection Team determined that all the goods discovered by the Market Management Force at the Branch of VM Food and Beverage Processing Joint Stock Company showed signs of infringing the rights to the registered trademark. Accordingly, the Inspection Team temporarily detained all the infringing goods to continue verifying and clarifying the violations.

Source: https://moit.gov.vn/quan-ly-thi-truong/tren-50.000-lon-bo-huc-xam-pham-quyen-bi-thu-giu-tai-xuong-san-xuat-o-bac-ninh.html