拼多多在美面临侵权诉讼

1、拼多多在美面临侵权诉讼BEIJINGChinashottestnewonlinebazaarhashadawhirlwindyear.Thenumberofpeopleshoppingontheapp,Pinduoduo,hasgrownmorethanfivefoldsincethebeginningof2021,anditsparentcompanyispreparingtolistsharesontheNasdaq,oneofawaveofChinesetechcompaniestappinginternationalcapitalmarketsthisyear.北京一一中国最热门的新购

2、物软件经历了飞速开展的一年.使用拼多多这一软件购物的用户数量与2021年初相比,已经增长了五倍多.拼多多的母公司正准备推动其在纳斯达克上市,这也迎合了今年以来中国科技公司进军国际资本市场的浪潮.Butbytakingitsbusinessglobal,Pinduoduohasexposeditselftoanewkindofstumblingblock:atrademarkinfringementlawsuitintheUnitedStates.但是在推进其业务全球化的过程当中,拼多多面临一项新的阻碍：美国商标侵权诉讼.Thecomplaint,filedThursdayinafederalc

3、ourtinNewYorkbyadiapermakercalledDaddysChoice,saysthatPinduoduoknowinglyallowedthesaleofknockoffproductsbearingtheDaddysChoicename.Accordingtothesuit,thee-commerceplatformremovedsomeoftheunauthorizedgoodswhenDaddyChoice,whichisbasedinBeijing,firstreportedthemlastyear.Buttheitemsquicklyreappeared,and

4、Pinduoduotooknoactionwhennotifiedofthemagainthisyear,thecomplaintsays.上周四,一家名为爸爸的选择的尿布生产商向纽约一家联邦法院提出上诉,称拼多多在知情的情况下允许销售假冒其品牌的产品.根据诉讼,该电商平台在去年第一次接到总部位于北京爸爸的选择的投诉时,曾将局部未经授权的商品下架.但是这些商品很快又出现了,而且根据诉讼,当拼多多今年再次被通告此事时,它没有采取任何举措.LawyersforDaddysChoicesayinthecomplaintthattheyfiledthesuitinNewYorkbecauseAmeri

5、canconsumersareabletobuyfromPinduoduo,andbecauseDaddysChoicehasspentconsiderablytobuilditsbrandintheUnitedStates.Pinduoduodeclinedtocomment.爸爸的选择的律师们在诉讼中说,他们之所以在纽约提起上诉,是由于美国的消费者可以通过拼多多购置产品,而爸爸的选择为了在美国打造这一品牌进行了大量的投资.Chinaistheworldslargestmarketforonlineretail,andgiantcompaniesandstart-upsalikearecom

6、petingtomodernizetheshoppingexperience.Thereareplatformscateringtoshoppersofeverytasteandpersuasion,whethertheywanthigh-endimportedwaresorthelatestinfastfashion.HeavyweightssuchasAlibabaandJDareexperimentingwithtechnologiessuchasfacialrecognitionanddronestogetpeopletobuymore,andmoreoften.中国是全球最大的在线零

7、售市场,商业巨头和创业公司们都在竞相推进它们的购物体验现代化.无论人们是想要高端的进口商品,还是最新的快时尚品牌,购物平台都能迎合不同品味与类型的消费者.电商巨头阿里巴巴和京东正通过试验例如面部识别和无人机这样的科技,来促使人们更多且更频繁地购物.EvenbythestandardsofChinasbuzzytechscene,Pinduoduosrise(itsnameispronouncedNR3-daw-daw)hasbeenextraordinarilyrapid.即便以中国科技飞速开展的现状来衡量,拼多多的上升也显得格外迅速.Thethree-year-oldcompanysayst

8、hatnearly350millionpeopleshoppedonitsplatforminthepastyear,whichwouldmostlikelymakeitChinasNo.2e-commerceproviderbythatmetric,behindonlyAlibaba.Withitsdeepdiscountsongroceries,clothes,gadgetsandknickknacks,thecompanyhaswonoveravast,underservedpopulationofonlineshoppersinChina:older,lessinternet-savv

9、ypeoplelivinginsmallercitiesandthecountryside.这家成立了三年的公司称去年有近3亿5千万用户在其平台购物,按那样的规模衡量,拼多多很有可能成为仅次于阿里巴巴的中国第二大电商.因其在生鲜食品、服装、电子设备及摆设上的大幅折扣,该公司赢得了中国一大批没得到充分重视的在线消费者：上了年纪、对互联网不够精通且居住在小城镇和乡村的人.ButPinduoduohasbeendoggedbyaccusationsthatitsplatformhostssalesofcounterfeits,illegalgoodsorproductsthatsimplydonot

10、matchtheirdescriptionsonline.但拼多多却一直深陷于其平台销售造假,售卖违法或是与描述不相符产品的各项指控当中.InitsfilingswiththeUnitedStatesSecuritiesandExchangeCommission,Pinduoduohassaidthatitimmediatelyremovesunauthorizedproductsormisleadinginformationfoundonitsplatform,andthatitfreezestheaccountsofmerchantswhoviolateitspolicies.Still,

11、thecompanysaidinitsregulatoryfilingsthatinJanuary,theChineseauthoritiesrequiredittostrengthensupervisionandrespondmoreeffectivelytoclaimsofcopyrightinfringement.在给美国证券交易委员会的报备文件中,拼多多称它会第一时间从其平台撤下未经授权的商品或是有误导性的信息,并将冻结违反条例的店主的账号.拼多多还在报备文件中称,今年一月,中国政府已经要求它增强监管,并对侵权投诉进行更有效的处理.Suchallegationsarehardlynew

12、intheworldofChinesee-commerce.这样的指控在中国电商界从来不是什么新鲜事.AlibabasTaobaomarketplacehaslongbeenaccusedofbeingahavenforfakes,andthecompanyfoughtalawsuitbroughtbyKering,theFrenchluxurygoodsgroup,abouttheprevalenceofunauthorizedsales.(KeringeventuallywithdrewthesuitandteamedupwithAlibabatofightcopyrightviolators.)阿里巴巴旗下的淘宝被长期指控为假货的天堂.它曾应诉过法国奢侈品巨头开云集团有关淘宝未经授权销售行为泛滥的诉讼.(开云集团最终撤诉并与阿里巴巴合作,共同打击侵犯版权的行为.)InJanuary,theOfficeoftheUnitedStatesTradeRepresentativeclassifiedTaobaoasaanotoriousmarketf