According to the General Department of Market Management (GDMM) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, on December 3, the Department of Market Management Affairs, in coordination with the Hanoi Market Management Department, conducted a surprise inspection at a beverage business establishment in Nam Tu Liem District.
During the inspection, the authorities discovered 3,000 cans of energy drinks bearing signs of trademark infringement of registered trademarks owned by TCP Group Thailand, the producer of Red Bull energy drink.
Market management forces have discovered over 50,000 cans of “Bò Húc” energy drink with signs of trademark infringement of Red Bull.
Upon inspection, it was found that the infringing products displayed information indicating that they were manufactured at a facility in Thuan Thanh Town, Bac Ninh Province.
Promptly upon receiving this information, the Department of Market Management Affairs coordinated with the Bac Ninh Market Management Department to inspect the facility producing these infringing products on the same day.
Accordingly, Inspection Team No. 2 from the Department of Market Management Affairs, in collaboration with the Bac Ninh Market Management Department and local authorities, conducted an inspection of the V.M. Food Processing and Beverage Joint Stock Company, headed by Mr. H.T.D.
The factory was operating normally when the authorities arrived for the inspection.
At the time of the inspection, a large quantity of finished products bearing the Red Bull trademark, packed in cartons with the same branding, ready for transportation and consumption, were observed at the factory.
In addition, the factory also stored a significant number of unused energy drink cans.
Initial inspection by the authorities indicated that all the goods discovered at the V.M. Food Processing and Beverage Joint Stock Company branch showed signs of trademark infringement of registered trademarks.
Consequently, the inspection team proceeded to temporarily confiscate all the infringing goods for further investigation and clarification of the violations.
