Porches And VW Opposed Forthing Taikon Trademark Application In Australia 商標登録insideNews: Porsche Challenges Forthing Taikon 5 Trademark

Porches and VW opposed Forthing Taikon trademark application in Australia

Chinese newcomer Forthing (东风风行) has responded to trademark challenges from German heavyweight Porsche over the name of the brand’s first model in Australian and New Zealand showrooms, the Taikon 5. Porsche AG has filed a trademark opposition concerning the Taikon 5 name in New Zealand, where Forthing was launched in April 2026, and one in Australia. The Australian application to register the Taikon name has attracted two separate oppositions: one from Volkswagen and another from Porsche, of which Volkswagen is the majority shareholder.

Source: Porsche challenges Forthing Taikon 5 trademark | CarExpert

Porches and VW opposed Forthing Taikon trademark application in Australia — from Forthing Website

Owner: DONGFENG LIUZHOU MOTOR CO.,LTD.
Filing Date: 27 Nov 2025

Class 12: railway carriages; upholstery for vehicles; cars; motorcycles; bicycles; aerial conveyors; pushchairs; sleighs [vehicles]; tyres for vehicle wheels; ambulances; trucks; electric vehicles; pumps for bicycle tyres; remote control vehicles, other than toys; repair outfits for inner tubes; civilian drones; vehicles for locomotion by land, air, water or rail; water vehicles; safety seats for children, for vehicles

Oppsition:
29 Jun 2026 by Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
26 Jun 2026 by Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft

Opposition Ground
Section Ground
Section 42(b) use of trade mark is contrary to law
Section 44 substantially identical or deceptively similar trade marks
Section 60 trade mark is similar to a trade mark which has acquired a reputation in Australia
Section 62A application made in bad faith

Forthing Website