China's No 1 provider of Chinese font products, Beijing Founder Electronics Co Ltd, has brought consumer goods producer P&G Guangzhou Ltd to court for alleged copyright infringement.

Founder Electronics is asking for 1.34 million yuan in compensation.

The company claims that P&G Guangzhou for the past two years has used a font developed by Founder Electronics on P&G packages, logos, trademarks and advertisements without permission.

The font has been used on 63 P&G products, according to Founder Electronics.

The involved font, or typeface, is called qianti, which means slim due to its resemblance to a slim lady.

Founder Electronics sued P&G Guangzhou and international retailer Carrefour in August 2008 for selling products with the qianti font.

The case reached a Beijing court in late June. A ruling has not yet been issued.

P&G Guangzhou is the first joint venture in China of US-based Procter & Gamble, the world's No 1 consumer products company.

Founder Electronics is a subsidiary of the Founder Group, a Chinese IT company established by Peking University in 1986.

(Source: China Daily)

 

2009-08-11