Harry Potter Coffee Shop in Mong Kok was infringed by Warner

The movie “Harry Potter” is popular among global fans, but the name scenes in the play cannot be used indiscriminately, otherwise they will be provoked at any time. An upstairs coffee shop with the theme of “Harry Potter” in Mong Kok was invaded by the film issuer Warner Bros. in the High Court, suing the coffee shop for furnishings, menus, designs and store names, and asked the court to order a coffee ban. The store continued to operate under a suspected trademark and required the destruction of the exhibits and compensation to Warner Bros.

Was ordered to ban compensation

The coffee shop “Harry Potter theme cafe – 9? cafe” is located in Yanchang Street, Mong Kok; the defendants include the coffee shop companies Cheng Qilian, Zeng Chaoyang, Wen Zhanyang, Liang Zhanxi and DKAJ Limited. In the note, the plaintiff Warner Bros. holds at least 13 Chinese and English registered trademarks in Hong Kong, such as Hogwarts, Hagrid, Muggles, and some works of art, including Hogwarts School and “The baggage trolley half into the wall” scene.

The plaintiff believes that the many dishes of the coffee shop menu are reminiscent of the plaintiff’s registered trademark. Therefore, the court is required to order the coffee shop to prohibit the use of a number of dish names, such as “Fire Lightning”, “Peruvian Tooth Dragon”, ” “Blowing the Devil’s Kiss”, “Professor’s Magical Salad”, “Giant Hagrid’s Band-Aid”, “Transformed Water”, “Muggle Drink”, “Huh, Pre-Chan (Cookery)”, etc. .